Total births
10
Girls' name · since 2019
Zeliah
Zeliah has 10 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17190
- among girls today
- 10
- born since 2019
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Zeliah currently ranks #17190 among girls' names in America, with 10 babies recorded since 2019.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeliah has been recorded 10 times among girls since 2019, currently ranked #17190 nationally and more common than 3% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2024.
- #17190 among girls today
- 10 born since 2019
- 2010s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zeliah is currently the #17190 girls' name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 10 born since 2019, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17190
- among girls today
- 10
- born since 2019
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Zeliah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17190
of 17,726 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.
How Zeliah compares
10 3th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zeliah's all-time total is 97% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeliah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zeliah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zeliah's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded.
Zeliah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#17,190
Active since
2019
Zeliah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Zeliah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Zeliah's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zeliah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zeliah? ▼
Zeliah has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 2019, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #17190 as of the latest data. 5 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zeliah since 2019 -- 6 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Zeliah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zelma, Zelda, Zella, Zelie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Zeliah's data
- Zeliah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Zeliah
Nearby Names Like Zeliah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zeliah
Zelma Girl
#6643 16,824 births
Zelda Girl
#747 16,734 births
Zella Girl
#1840 13,369 births
Zelie Girl
#1822 1,264 births
Zelia Girl
#5447 1,177 births
Compare Zeliah side by side: Zeliah vs Zelma Zeliah vs Zelda Zeliah vs Zella
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2019–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zeliah: #17190 Girls' Name - 10 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zeliah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zeliah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.