Zilpha
Zilpha is a given name. Close variations include Zilphia and Zilpah. Notable people with the name include:Zilpah, mother of Gad and Asher in the book of Genesis Zilpah P.
Meaning & Origin of Zilpha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zilpha is a given name. Close variations include Zilphia and Zilpah. Notable people with the name include:Zilpah, mother of Gad and Asher in the book of Genesis Zilpah P.
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The Story of Zilpha
The earliest SSA record of Zilpha as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 6 babies received it. 1918 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Zilpha — #1,645 in the national rankings. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Zilphas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1943 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 570 Zilphas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zilpha
Zilpha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 570 births in the dataset. Zilpha's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #1,645. Use the chart and map above to compare Zilpha'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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