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girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Zilpha

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Zilpha
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
24 babies
All-time total
570
#10,898 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Zilpha popularity over time

570 babies have been named Zilpha since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1888Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 62 6 – #635
1890s 89 9 +44% #931
1900s 84 8 -6% #1,100
1910s 157 16 +87% #1,273
1920s 113 11 -28% #2,078
1930s 42 4 -63% #2,385
1940s 23 2 -45% #2,845
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The story of Zilpha

Zilpha is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1880, 570 American babies have been named Zilpha. Its peak came in 1918, when 24 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zilpha stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Zilpha year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1940 6 #4,346
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1930 11 #2,842
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1920 19 #2,078
1915 16 #2,049
1910 12 #1,419
1905 6 #1,930
1900 11 #1,230
1895 13 #931
1890 7 #1,207
1885 8 #841
1880 6 #835

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zilpha, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Zilpha in 2025?

Zilpha did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Zilpha?

570 babies have been named Zilpha in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zilpha most popular?

Zilpha peaked in 1918, when 24 newborns received the name.

Is Zilpha a boy or girl name?

Zilpha is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zilpha rising or falling?

Zilpha has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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