Given name

Zeliah

“having great zeal”·“of the sunshine”

Zeliah is a variant of Zelia. Interpretations include “having great zeal” and “of the sunshine”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zeliah is a variant of Zelia. Interpretations include “having great zeal” and “of the sunshine”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Zeliah is a variant of Zelia. Zelia has been associated with Greek and Spanish naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zeliah through the years

Babies since 1880
10
0 boys · 10 girls
Most popular year
2019
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012342025Highest share 20240.0
Zeliah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2019–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Zeliah’s family of names

Zeliah has a related form in Zelia.

Walk Zeliah’s family in the name graph

ZeliahZeliaZelliah

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Zeliah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Zahlia

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Zahmaria

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Zenayla

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Elionna

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>99% girls

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Zaharah

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>99% girls

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Zakyiah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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Eryanna

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Zeliah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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