Zelig
A boys’ name of Yiddish origin, meaning blessed; from Hebrew Asher.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Zelig by the numbers
Zelig was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Asher
Like Zelig, each of these traces back to Asher: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Ascherhappy; blessed; a form of Asher34 in the US (2017)
- Ashirablessed, happy; a form of Asher5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aserhappy, blessed; a form of Asher11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Asserone who is blessed; a form of Asher7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Osherhappiness or fortune; a form of Asher5 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zelig. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a blessing
Like Zelig, each of these has a blessing in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Bennettblessed3,273 in the US (2017)
- Bensonson of ben or blessed son620 in the US (2017)
- Ayaangift; blessing; grace from God443 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ayangift or blessing255 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aymanblessed, fortunate, auspicious203 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Zelig
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