Zelah first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2012. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2019, 11 babies received the name (ranked #9723). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #14518), with roughly 7 babies named Zelah each year. Zelah's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 69 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.