How Many People Are Named Zelia?
An estimated 536 people in the United States have the first name Zelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Zelia peaked in popularity in 2015 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zelia 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 Zelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
536
About 1 in 639,467 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2015
25 births
Total Registered
1,143
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zelia
Zelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,143 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zelia as a female name
Ranked #5,592 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (25 births)
Zelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zelia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 192 babies were registered. While Zelia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zelia by Decade
How has Zelia 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.
Zelia by State
Birth registrations for Zelia span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, California, Texas. On average, about 9 Zelias were registered per state.
Zelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zelia
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zelia?
We estimate approximately 536 people named Zelia 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 639,467 Americans share this first name.
Is Zelia a common name?
Zelia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,143 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zelia most popular?
Zelia reached peak popularity in 2015, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zelia is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zelia a female name?
Zelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zelia Smith, Zelia Johnson, Zelia 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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