Zelpha
Zelpha is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek.
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
Meaning & Origin of Zelpha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zelpha is a name with multiple cultural origins: Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Latin
- Biblical Greek
The Story of Zelpha
Zelpha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1886, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1916: 39 births, good for #1,127 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Zelphas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1957 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 956 Zelphas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Zelpha
Zelpha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 956 births in the dataset. Zelpha's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,127. Use the chart and map above to compare Zelpha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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