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Zelia
OriginHebrew
Meaning"zealous, ardent"
About Zelia
An appealing name almost unknown in our culture but with roots in several others; worldlier than cousins Celia and Delia.
Pronounced ZEL-yuh.
As of October 2026, Zelia ranked #4351 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #731 in 1887.
Editor's take: The name Zelia is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "zealous, ardent".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,351 | 33 | 20.5 |
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Zelia on lists
Famous Zelias
- Zélia Duncan (born Zélia Cristina Gonçalves Moreira)
Brazilian singer,songwriter
- Zélia Gattai
Brazilian photographer and novelist
- Zelia N. Breaux
American musician and academic
- Zelia Maria Magdalena Nuttall
American archaeologist
- Zelia Trebelli
Bettini, French opera singer
- Zélia Maria Cardoso de Mello
former Brazilian Minister of Economy
- Zelia
a genus of bristle flies
- 169 Zelia
an asteroid belt
Zelia in pop culture
- Zilia Moncada
character in The Surgeon's Daughter (1827) by Sir Walter Scott
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