Girls' name · since 1892
Zylpha
Since 1892, U.S. Social Security records show 84 babies named Zylpha, peaking in 1910. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
84 girls have been named Zylpha since 1892, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zylpha has been recorded 84 times among girls since 1892, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 1924.
- #29,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 84 born since 1892
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zylpha ranks #29,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1892, peaking in the 1910s.
- #29,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Zylpha's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zylpha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zylpha splits its recorded history at 1913: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1910 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zylpha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–1924
- Peak year (1910)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Zylpha by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (33 births, 39% of the file).
1910s was Zylpha's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Zylpha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
22 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 33 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Zylpha's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (33 total births) through the 1920s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zylpha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1910)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1892–1924 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Zylpha 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 August 2026.