How Many People Are Named Zelilah?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Zelilah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 5 years old, and Zelilah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zelilah 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 Zelilah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zelilah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2024
10 births
Total Registered
25
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zelilah
Zelilah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zelilah as a female name
Ranked #10,229 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (10 births)
Zelilah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zelilah span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 19 babies were registered. Zelilah remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zelilah by Decade
How has Zelilah 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.
Zelilah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zelilah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zelilah
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Zelilah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zelilah?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Zelilah 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 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Zelilah a common name?
Zelilah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zelilah most popular?
Zelilah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zelilah is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zelilah a female name?
Zelilah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zelilah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zelilah Smith, Zelilah Johnson, Zelilah 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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