US rank #17132 Girls' name Peak 2019 10 births

Zeliah — #17132 US girls' name

10 babies named Zeliah in U.S. Social Security records since 2019, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s52020s5
#17132
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 3% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Zeliah was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

5 babies were named Zeliah in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeliah

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Zeliah between 2019 and 2024, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zeliah currently holds the #17132 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeliah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zeliah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeliah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zeliah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

10

Since 2019

6 years of records

Peak year

2019

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#17,132

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2019

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zeliah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2019

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
5
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
5 20242019 5

Zeliah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
5 births that decade — 50% of Zeliah's all-time total
2010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeliah?
10 babies have been named Zeliah since 2019. It currently ranks #17132 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 5 births.
When was Zeliah most popular?
Zeliah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Zeliah been used?
Zeliah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2019, spanning 6 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zeliah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zelma, Zelda, Zella, Zelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.