How Many People Are Named Zelah?
An estimated 69 people in the United States have the first name Zelah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Zelah peaked in popularity in 2019 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zelah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zelah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zelah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
69
About 1 in 4,967,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2019
11 births
Total Registered
69
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zelah
Zelah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 69 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zelah as a female name
Ranked #15,219 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (11 births)
Zelah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zelah span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 38 babies were registered. Zelah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zelah by Decade
How has Zelah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zelah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zelah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zelah
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zelah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zelah?
We estimate approximately 69 people named Zelah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,967,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Zelah a common name?
Zelah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 59.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 69 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zelah most popular?
Zelah reached peak popularity in 2019, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zelah is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zelah a female name?
Zelah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zelah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zelah Smith, Zelah Johnson, Zelah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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