Zelie: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “solemn”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- ZAY-lee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
French Zélie is commonly treated as a diminutive of Azélie, linked to Azalaïs or Adélaïde traditions; it is often glossed through the Greek-rooted name Solène/Solange family as 'solemn.' Usage and derivation are somewhat mixed across French naming history. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Zelie?
Babies named Zelie in 2024110
2024 rank#1,834 girls
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 18801,142
Zelie is rising: use over the last five years is 6.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Zelie
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Zelie questions
What does the name Zelie mean?
Zelie means "solemn". It comes from French. French Zélie is commonly treated as a diminutive of Azélie, linked to Azalaïs or Adélaïde traditions; it is often glossed through the Greek-rooted name Solène/Solange family as 'solemn.' Usage and derivation are somewhat mixed across French naming history.
Is Zelie a boy or girl name?
Zelie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Zelie?
110 US babies were named Zelie in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Zelie?
Zelie is usually pronounced ZAY-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.