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Girl name

Zelpha

100% girls · last recorded 1957

Zelpha has been given to about 956 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1916, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 164
Median age today90 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zelpha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1916 · 39
  • Born in 20250
  • All time956

How popular is Zelpha?

Its best year was 1916, when 39 babies were given the name, ranking 1146th. The typical living American called Zelpha is about 90 years old today.

Names that sound like Zelpha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zelma0.76
  2. Zelda0.76
  3. Zella0.76
  4. Selma0.73
  5. Alpha0.64
  6. Selena0.61
  7. Zena0.62
  8. Selina0.61

Middle names for Zelpha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zelpha Josephine0.84
  2. Zelpha Rose0.83
  3. Zelpha Louise0.83
  4. Zelpha June0.82
  5. Zelpha Pearl0.82
  6. Zelpha Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Zelpha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.78
  2. Goldiesister · 0.78
  3. Lottiesister · 0.76
  4. Cleoeither · 0.76
  5. Forestbrother · 0.66
  6. Archiebrother · 0.65

Where Zelpha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Zelpha White0.78
    2. Zelpha Reyes0.78
    3. Zelpha Nguyen0.78
    4. Zelpha Moore0.78
    5. Zelpha Lee0.78
    6. Zelpha Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Zelpha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.