Zelphia

Girl · recorded 1886–1970

  • 1970last recorded
  • 1886best year

Most popular in 1886.

Last recorded in 1970. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Zelphia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1886

0183518861907192819491970

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 48 recorded years as a table
Zelphia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188635
189625
190023
190422
190521
190624
190818
190926
191023
191310
191412
19159
191611
191717
19187
19199
19209
192115
192210
192312
192412
192510
19268
192713
192810
19296
19307
19316
19327
19335
19347
193510
19366
19386
19398
19404
19424
19445
19454
19484
19504
19516
19555
19583
19602
19643
19655
19706

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Zelphia isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1970
11
Rank in 1970
#4,761
How rare
1 in 158,922 girls
Since 1886
414

Zelphia was last recorded in 1970. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1886, at 35 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Zelphia doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.