Pelagia

peh-LAY-juh /pɛˈleɪdʒə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Pelagia is a very rare girls' name that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.

Pelagia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Pelagia was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1916 (10 births).

About the name Pelagia

Pronunciationpeh-LAY-juh /pɛˈleɪdʒə/
CultureGreek
10peak births 1916
1886first in SSA data

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How popular is Pelagia?

Girls named Pelagia
18861900192019401960198020002019
Girls named Pelagia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1886–2019 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2019) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Pelagia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201955#17,397
201755#17,821
201566#15,954
19775—#10,777
19285—#5,276
19256—#4,844
19245—#5,719
19189—#3,460
191610—#2,991
19155—#4,811
19137—#2,757
19075—#2,317
18985—#1,905
18937—#1,266
18866—#1,078