Recorded 1910–1942 Girls' name Peak 1942 29 births

Zylphia — girls' name

29 babies named Zylphia in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s51940s7
1910s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Zylphia was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zylphia in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zylphia

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Zylphia between 1910 and 1942, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zylphia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zylphia performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zylphia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zylphia 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 29 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.

Zylphia at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

29

Since 1910

33 years of records

Peak year

1942

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1910

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1942

Zylphia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1910

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1942)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19421922191419121910 6

Zylphia by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
17 births that decade — 59% of Zylphia's all-time total
1910s171920s51940s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zylphia?
29 babies have been named Zylphia since 1910. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1942 with 7 births.
When was Zylphia most popular?
Zylphia was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Zylphia been used?
Zylphia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 33 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Zylphia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zyla, Zylah, Zylee, Zylie, 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, 1910–1942 (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.