Data through 2025

Zelma name popularity in the United States

Zelma ranked #6838 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 16 girls named Zelma.

Rank#6838

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded16

SSA

Peak year1919

488 recorded

Five-year change+60.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Zelma for boys and girls

Girls

16

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

6

Share unavailable · data from 1888 to 1944

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls16#6838
2024girls17#6642
2023girls14#7640
2022girls12#8542
2021girls12#8464
2020girls10#9546
2019girls14#7716
2018girls16#7100
2017girls7#12713
2016girls13#8393
2015girls13#8447
2014girls6#14558
Show full history (156 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls16#6838
2024girls17#6642
2023girls14#7640
2022girls12#8542
2021girls12#8464
2020girls10#9546
2019girls14#7716
2018girls16#7100
2017girls7#12713
2016girls13#8393
2015girls13#8447
2014girls6#14558
2013girls5#16547
2012girls5#16869
2011girls5#16764
2010girls8#12276
2009girls5#17294
2008girls8#12579
2007girls5#17636
2006girls8#12420
2005girls8#11834
2002girls5#15432
2000girls6#13154
1999girls7#11385
1998girls7#11138
1997girls5#13724
1996girls8#9581
1994girls10#8122
1992girls8#9491
1991girls6#11509
1989girls7#9681
1988girls7#9244
1987girls6#9825
1986girls9#7134
1985girls10#6457
1983girls10#6212
1982girls8#7469
1981girls14#4963
1980girls7#8178
1979girls14#4842
1978girls10#5958
1977girls8#6892
1976girls12#4905
1975girls18#3637
1974girls15#4041
1973girls27#2629
1972girls17#3543
1971girls24#2874
1970girls18#3435
1969girls20#3012
1968girls28#2296
1967girls25#2432
1966girls43#1715
1965girls42#1741
1964girls44#1747
1963girls41#1815
1962girls57#1476
1961girls65#1387
1960girls62#1393
1959girls81#1184
1958girls83#1164
1957girls77#1202
1956girls96#1043
1955girls104#978
1954girls120#872
1953girls106#915
1952girls96#954
1951girls103#891
1950girls120#792
1949girls150#683
1948girls115#805
1947girls146#701
1946girls143#667
1945girls168#567
1944boys6#3109
1944girls151#598
1943girls178#567
1942girls181#553
1941girls148#572
1940girls190#501
1939boys5#3480
1939girls180#497
1938girls194#476
1937boys5#3518
1937girls191#474
1936girls185#470
1935girls237#423
1934boys8#2742
1934girls272#391
1933girls230#422
1932girls303#367
1931girls284#386
1930boys5#4001
1930girls370#338
1929girls347#350
1928boys6#3697
1928girls371#351
1927girls382#340
1926boys6#3708
1926girls356#354
1925girls431#322
1924boys5#4347
1924girls417#330
1923girls447#306
1922boys9#3014
1922girls467#296
1921boys12#2502
1921girls445#310
1920girls448#308
1919boys6#3736
1919girls488#287
1918boys8#3096
1918girls471#294
1917boys10#2562
1917girls477#283
1916boys5#3897
1916girls466#276
1915boys5#3825
1915girls487#266
1914girls373#270
1913girls342#252
1912girls307#255
1911girls268#240
1910girls220#257
1909girls240#233
1908girls199#242
1907girls212#227
1906girls188#231
1905girls161#258
1904girls198#217
1903boys6#1009
1903girls176#224
1902girls189#216
1901girls127#256
1900girls131#287
1899girls120#261
1898girls104#305
1897girls104#277
1896girls82#321
1895girls80#322
1894girls77#318
1893girls57#356
1892girls56#351
1891girls63#317
1890girls52#354
1889girls43#368
1888boys5#1031
1888girls37#403
1887girls27#424
1886girls32#378
1885girls18#500
1884girls29#368
1883girls16#480
1882girls21#389
1881girls17#405
1880girls19#375

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Zelma’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change+23.1%
Change since peak-96.7%