How Many People Are Named Zelig?
An estimated 179 people in the United States have the first name Zelig. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Zelig peaked in popularity in 2019 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zelig 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 Zelig paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
179
About 1 in 1,914,829 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2019
12 births
Total Registered
181
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zelig
Zelig is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 181 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zelig as a male name
Ranked #7,720 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (12 births)
Zelig: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zelig span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 68 babies were registered. While Zelig is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zelig by Decade
How has Zelig 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.
Zelig by State
Zelig + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zelig as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zelig
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zelig: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zelig?
We estimate approximately 179 people named Zelig 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 1,914,829 Americans share this first name.
Is Zelig a common name?
Zelig is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 181 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zelig most popular?
Zelig reached peak popularity in 2019, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zelig is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zelig a male name?
Zelig is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zelig Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zelig Smith, Zelig Johnson, Zelig 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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