Zelphia

ZEHL-fee-uh /ˈzɛlfiə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Zelphia is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Zelphia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1970. Zelphia was first reported in SSA data in 1886 and peaked in 1921 (19 births).

About the name Zelphia

PronunciationZEHL-fee-uh /ˈzɛlfiə/
19peak births 1921
1886first in SSA data

Names similar to Zelphia

How popular is Zelphia?

Girls named Zelphia
188619001920194019601970
Girls named Zelphia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1886–1970 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1970) 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

Zelphia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
197011—#5,057
19658—#5,287
19645—#7,806
19605—#7,323
19586—#6,101
19559—#4,374
195111—#3,481
19507—#4,735
19486—#5,240
19455—#5,239
19446—#4,572
19426—#4,620
19405—#5,024
19399—#3,143
19387—#3,845
19366—#4,179
193510—#2,925
19347—#3,800
19335—#4,856
19327—#3,899
19316—#4,328
19308—#3,655
19297—#4,049
192811—#2,953
192715—#2,430
192610—#3,267
192512—#2,936
192415—#2,512
192314—#2,586
192212—#2,957
192119—#2,118
192011—#3,092
191910—#3,216
19188—#3,865
191718—#1,994
191612—#2,656
19159—#3,128
19149—#2,637
19136—#3,182
19109—#1,770
19099—#1,606
19086—#2,100
19067—#1,726
19056—#1,928
19046—#1,875
19007—#1,720
18966—#1,577
18865—#1,282