How Many People Are Named Zelig?
people named Zelig are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,818,004 people in the US has this name
Based on 190 babies named Zelig in Social Security records from 1995 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of SELIG.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Zelig in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Zelig alive today is about 11 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Zelig first appears in the records in 1995 and was given most often in 2019, to 12 babies. In 2025, 9 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1995 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Zelig has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #7,079, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #8,896.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,896 |
| Best rank | #7,079 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9,614 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Zelig alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Zelig were born in New York than in any other state: about 33 of those alive today.
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