Zelie
Girl · zay-LEE · French
Zelie is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 1,692nd for girls in the US (121 babies).
What does Zelie mean?
French: French short form of Azelie; ultimate origin uncertain
St Zelie Martin (1831-1877), mother of St Therese of Lisieux, was canonised with her husband Louis in 2015.
- Say it
- zay-LEE
Is Zelie a girl's or a boy's name?
Zelie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 121 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zelie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Zelie, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 7 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zelie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Zelie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
How popular is Zelie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,692among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 121about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 121 girls in the US were named Zelie, making it the 1,692nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,908th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 142 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
Half of all the girls named Zelie in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zelie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 121 | #1,692 |
| 2024 | 111 | #1,810 |
| 2023 | 116 | #1,762 |
| 2022 | 106 | #1,898 |
| 2021 | 142 | #1,491 |
| 2020 | 100 | #1,908 |
| 2019 | 111 | #1,833 |
| 2018 | 79 | #2,302 |
| 2017 | 84 | #2,236 |
| 2016 | 87 | #2,206 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3,254 |
| 2014 | 25 | #5,308 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6,459 |
| 2012 | 16 | #7,452 |
| 2011 | 18 | #6,852 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
Names like Zelie
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