Total births
266
Girls' name · since 1897
Zellie
Zellie has 266 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10314
- among girls today
- 266
- born since 1897
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 42%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Zellie is the #10314 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 266 recorded since 1897.
Zellie has 266 recorded births among girls since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10314 as of the latest data, more common than 42% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #10314 among girls today
- 266 born since 1897
- 2010s peak decade
- 42% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zellie is currently the #10314 girls' name in America, more common than 42% of girls - 266 born since 1897, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10314
- among girls today
- 266
- born since 1897
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 42%
- more common than other girls
Zellie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10314
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 42% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
26% of everyone ever named Zellie was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
12 babies were named Zellie in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
How Zellie compares
266 43th 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
Zellie's all-time total is 30% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zellie | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 266 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zellie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zellie's full recorded timeline at 1928, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zellie at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1918
Current rank
#10,314
Active since
1897
Zellie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Zellie popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1918 (Zellie as boys' name)
Zellie by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Zellie's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Zellie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 23
1900s
23 births
- 1910s
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (26% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zellie? ▼
266 babies have been named Zellie since 1897. It currently ranks #10314 among girls. The peak year was 1918 with 12 births.
When was Zellie most popular? ▼
Zellie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Zellie been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zellie since 1897 -- 129 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zellie? ▼
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 Zellie's data
- Zellie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (62) -- 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 Zellie
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zellie
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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, 1897–2025 (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. "Zellie: #10314 Girls' Name - 266 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zellie. 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 Zellie 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.