Zelig

Popularity Trends

The name Zelig is the #7,569 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 170 recorded births since 1995. This represents the 2.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 2.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,416 (3.6% percentile) for all time with 170 births since 1995.

Zelig first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1995 (first recorded for boys in 1995). Birth data for Zelig is available in 22 out of the 29 years between 1995 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Zelig reached its peak popularity in 2019, achieving the 0.8% percentile (ranked #910) with 6 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 6 births per million (ranked 0.8% percentile). Despite a peak around 2016, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for boys. Currently, Zelig ranks #906 for boys (0.5% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 85.3% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Zelig".

1995 2023 19952023

Key Statistics

Total Births

170

Peak Births

Peak Year

2019

First Recorded

1995

Peak Percentile

0.8%

Current Percentile

0.5%

Peak Rank

#910

Current Rank

#906

Male statistics

Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Zelig", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Zelig.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Zelig's popularity from 1992 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Zelig at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Zelig range from Seher at 91.5% correlation to Beyla at 90.6% correlation, with an average correlation level of 91.0%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Soleil with 4.5K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Beyla with 226 births (100% girls).

Zelig's share of births peaked at 6.4 births per million for boys in 2019. It reached its lowest point of 2.4 births per million (37% of peak) in 2004. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Zelig had 5.5 births per million, 85% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Seher

250

91.50% (very strong)

Kamani

1,728

91.45% (very strong)

Kalaya

1,360

91.44% (very strong)

Soleil

4,453

91.10% (very strong)

Aleiah

736

91.03% (very strong)

Jasani

599

91.02% (very strong)

Arielys

315

90.99% (very strong)

Camari

2,534

90.88% (very strong)

Daylin

3,522

90.79% (very strong)

Divinity

1,031

90.68% (very strong)

Breindy

529

90.63% (very strong)

Beyla

226

90.55% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Zelig

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Zelig. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 84.8% confident that Zelig is pronounced as ZEH-lihg, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ZEH-leeg, at 9.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

ZEH-lihg

84.8%

ZEH-leeg

9.1%

ZAY-lihg

6.1%

ZEH-lihg (2 syllables)

84.8% confidence

Z EH1 L IH0 G

ZEH-leeg (2 syllables)

9.1% confidence

Z EH1 L IY0 G

ZAY-lihg (2 syllables)

6.1% confidence

Z EY1 L IH0 G

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Zelig? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Zelig. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Zelig, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like Z EH1 L IH0 G) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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