Zilphia

ZIHL-fee-uh /ˈzɪlfiə/
girl 2 syllables fading

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

Zilphia is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1950. Zilphia was first reported in SSA data in 1888 and peaked in 1920 (16 births).

About the name Zilphia

PronunciationZIHL-fee-uh /ˈzɪlfiə/
16peak births 1920
1888first in SSA data

Names similar to Zilphia

How popular is Zilphia?

Girls named Zilphia
18881890190019101920193019401950
Girls named Zilphia per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1888–1950 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1950) 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

Zilphia total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19506—#5,298
19416—#4,418
19405—#5,028
19366—#4,180
19307—#4,045
19298—#3,681
19285—#5,439
19278—#3,874
19269—#3,562
192410—#3,392
19235—#5,737
192211—#3,151
19218—#4,021
192016—#2,356
191911—#3,004
19189—#3,511
19175—#5,307
191612—#2,657
19158—#3,432
19145—#4,203
19115—#2,867
19095—#2,546
19055—#2,232
19037—#1,591
19026—#1,791
18976—#1,554
18885—#1,473