Total births
24
Girls' name · since 1915
Zelva
Zelva has 24 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 24
- total births
- 1915–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
Zelva is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1915.
Zelva has 24 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1927.
- 24 total births
- 1915–1927 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 71% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
24 girls have been named Zelva since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1927.
- 24
- total births
- 1915–1927
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 71%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
71% of everyone ever named Zelva was born in this single decade.
1915
Single peak year
7 babies were named Zelva in 1915 - its busiest year on record.
Zelva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zelva's full recorded timeline at 1926, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1915 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zelva at a glance
Last recorded 1927Peak year
1915
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Zelva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1927
- Peak year (1915)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Zelva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Zelva's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Zelva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (71% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zelva? ▼
Since 1915, Social Security records show 24 babies named Zelva. The most recent recorded year was 1927. Its busiest year on record was 1915, with 7 births.
When was Zelva most popular? ▼
Zelva was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Zelva been used? ▼
Records for Zelva go back to 1915, giving 13 years of history through 1927.
What names are similar to Zelva? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Zelva
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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, 1915–1927 (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. "Zelva: Baby Name Since 1915 - 24 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zelva. 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 Zelva 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.