Recorded 1915–1927 Girls' name Peak 1915 24 births

Zelva — girls' name

24 babies named Zelva in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s17
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.

What the Data Says About Zelva

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Zelva between 1915 and 1927, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zelva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1927. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zelva performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zelva shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zelva 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 24 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.

Zelva at a glance

Last recorded 1927

Total births

24

Since 1915

13 years of records

Peak year

1915

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1927

Active since

1915

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1927

Zelva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1915

Last recorded 1927
Peak year (1915)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1927192619211915 7

Zelva by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 71% of Zelva's all-time total
1910s71920s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zelva?
24 babies have been named Zelva since 1915. It was last recorded in 1927. The peak year 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?
Zelva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 13 years of data through 1927.
What names are similar to Zelva?
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.

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, 1915–1927 (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.