Zelia is a rare variant of Zella that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Zelia is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,351 for girl births in the United States (and #7,564 across all names), given to 33 babies. Zelia first appears in 1883 and peaked in 2025 (33 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | #4,351 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #5,609 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #5,956 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #5,631 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | #6,320 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | #6,005 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 23 | 23 | #5,791 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | #5,455 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #6,708 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | #6,010 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #7,138 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | #7,504 |
| 2009 | 22 | 22 | #6,312 |
| 2008 | 21 | 21 | #6,555 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #10,124 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | #8,709 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | #18,809 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | #7,995 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #15,414 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #15,340 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #13,149 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #14,398 |
| 1997 | 5 | — | #16,139 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #10,562 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #10,416 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #8,153 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,804 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #8,285 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #8,196 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | #5,286 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,805 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,658 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | #7,524 |
| 1956 | 5 | — | #6,889 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #4,738 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #5,038 |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #5,406 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #6,104 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,342 |
| 1946 | 6 | — | #4,957 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | #4,051 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #4,120 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #4,416 |
| 1940 | 11 | — | #2,735 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,946 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,992 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #4,251 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | #4,890 |
| 1934 | 7 | — | #3,799 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #4,216 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | #3,273 |
| 1931 | 13 | — | #2,426 |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #4,041 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | #2,736 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,432 |
| 1927 | 12 | — | #2,857 |
| 1926 | 17 | — | #2,256 |
| 1925 | 11 | — | #3,114 |
| 1924 | 19 | — | #2,136 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #2,462 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | #2,288 |
| 1921 | 21 | — | #1,986 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #3,339 |
| 1919 | 19 | — | #1,988 |
| 1918 | 23 | — | #1,753 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | #3,088 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | #2,244 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #1,737 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | #2,263 |
| 1913 | 23 | — | #1,175 |
| 1912 | 17 | — | #1,351 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | #2,458 |
| 1910 | 14 | — | #1,266 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | #1,605 |
| 1908 | 10 | — | #1,438 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,819 |
| 1906 | 6 | — | #1,949 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #2,228 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | #1,483 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #2,080 |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #1,435 |
| 1901 | 12 | — | #1,005 |
| 1900 | 9 | — | #1,430 |
| 1899 | 18 | — | #790 |
| 1898 | 15 | — | #918 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,548 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | #1,414 |
| 1895 | 10 | — | #1,120 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | #948 |
| 1893 | 10 | — | #1,019 |
| 1892 | 7 | — | #1,277 |
| 1890 | 11 | — | #871 |
| 1889 | 7 | — | #1,145 |
| 1888 | 10 | — | #893 |
| 1887 | 11 | — | #731 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #1,051 |