How Many People Are Named Zellie?
An estimated 128 people in the United States have the first name Zellie. It is predominantly female (98.1%). The average bearer is 11 years old, and Zellie peaked in popularity in 1918 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zellie 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 Zellie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
128
About 1 in 2,677,768 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.1% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
1918
17 births
Total Registered
261
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zellie
Zellie is predominantly female (98.1%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Zellie as a male name
Ranked #4,811 in 1918
5 male births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Zellie as a female name
Ranked #12,107 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (12 births)
Zellie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zellie span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 68 babies were registered. While Zellie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zellie by Decade
How has Zellie 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.
Zellie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zellie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zellie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zellie?
We estimate approximately 128 people named Zellie 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 2,677,768 Americans share this first name.
Is Zellie a common name?
Zellie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 261 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zellie most popular?
Zellie reached peak popularity in 1918, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zellie is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zellie a female name?
Zellie is predominantly female. 98.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zellie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zellie Smith, Zellie Johnson, Zellie 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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