Zelda
#832 for girls in 2025, 328 births · Last seen for boys in 1932 at #3,776
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1911 · 117 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 16,734since 1880
Zelda over time
Rank among girls' names. Zelda has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #832 | 328 | — | |
| 2024 | #747 | 377 | — | |
| 2023 | #704 | 403 | — | |
| 2022 | #670 | 435 | — | |
| 2021 | #608 | 492 | — | |
| 2020 | #558 | 526 | — | |
| 2019 | #664 | 436 | — | |
| 2018 | #667 | 442 | — | |
| 2017 | #648 | 456 | — | |
| 2016 | #687 | 426 | — | |
| 2015 | #648 | 443 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,156 | 214 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,286 | 183 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,566 | 139 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,298 | 81 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,614 | 69 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,940 | 59 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,120 | 54 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,214 | 53 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,316 | 49 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,646 | 40 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,492 | 30 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,418 | 29 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,906 | 24 | — | |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,983 | 31 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | — | |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | — | |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | — | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,497 | 22 | — | |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | — | |
| 1989 | #4,670 | 19 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,724 | 16 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | — | |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | — | |
| 1983 | #4,109 | 18 | — | |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,777 | 19 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,002 | 26 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,743 | 27 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,556 | 29 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,455 | 30 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,022 | 39 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,107 | 39 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,490 | 67 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,648 | 53 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,090 | 95 | — | |
| 1967 | #997 | 105 | — | |
| 1966 | #940 | 117 | — | |
| 1965 | #996 | 109 | — | |
| 1964 | #904 | 133 | — | |
| 1963 | #793 | 171 | — | |
| 1962 | #781 | 178 | — | |
| 1961 | #805 | 169 | — | |
| 1960 | #909 | 135 | — | |
| 1959 | #860 | 142 | — | |
| 1958 | #892 | 131 | — | |
| 1957 | #903 | 127 | — | |
| 1956 | #838 | 141 | — | |
| 1955 | #890 | 120 | — | |
| 1954 | #933 | 107 | — | |
| 1953 | #906 | 107 | — | |
| 1952 | #954 | 96 | — | |
| 1951 | #996 | 88 | — | |
| 1950 | #885 | 101 | — | |
| 1949 | #935 | 90 | — | |
| 1948 | #842 | 108 | — | |
| 1947 | #898 | 97 | — | |
| 1946 | #732 | 122 | — | |
| 1945 | #803 | 88 | — | |
| 1944 | #715 | 111 | — | |
| 1943 | #705 | 118 | — | |
| 1942 | #725 | 106 | — | |
| 1941 | #681 | 106 | — | |
| 1940 | #618 | 128 | — | |
| 1939 | #593 | 127 | — | |
| 1938 | #568 | 145 | — | |
| 1937 | #556 | 147 | — | |
| 1936 | #593 | 124 | — | |
| 1935 | #502 | 161 | — | |
| 1934 | #468 | 189 | — | |
| 1933 | #506 | 160 | — | |
| 1932 | #468 | 197 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #488 | 175 | — | |
| 1930 | #450 | 225 | — | |
| 1929 | #455 | 209 | — | |
| 1928 | #446 | 233 | — | |
| 1927 | #453 | 236 | — | |
| 1926 | #444 | 231 | — | |
| 1925 | #436 | 251 | — | |
| 1924 | #442 | 250 | — | |
| 1923 | #455 | 227 | — | |
| 1922 | #415 | 251 | — | |
| 1921 | #405 | 280 | — | |
| 1920 | #470 | 208 | — | |
| 1919 | #438 | 225 | — | |
| 1918 | #416 | 250 | — | |
| 1917 | #407 | 240 | — | |
| 1916 | #389 | 258 | — | |
| 1915 | #397 | 230 | — | |
| 1914 | #427 | 159 | — | |
| 1913 | #389 | 155 | — | |
| 1912 | #397 | 134 | — | |
| 1911 | #374 | 117 | — | |
| 1910 | #426 | 86 | — | |
| 1909 | #477 | 62 | — | |
| 1908 | #388 | 86 | — | |
| 1907 | #434 | 67 | — | |
| 1906 | #428 | 64 | — | |
| 1905 | #387 | 76 | — | |
| 1904 | #395 | 68 | — | |
| 1903 | #478 | 45 | — | |
| 1902 | #518 | 38 | — | |
| 1901 | #452 | 43 | — | |
| 1900 | #499 | 46 | — | |
| 1899 | #498 | 35 | — | |
| 1898 | #502 | 38 | — | |
| 1897 | #584 | 27 | — | |
| 1896 | #538 | 31 | — | |
| 1895 | #565 | 28 | — | |
| 1894 | #586 | 25 | — | |
| 1893 | #561 | 25 | — | |
| 1892 | #762 | 15 | — | |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 | — | |
| 1890 | #727 | 14 | — | |
| 1889 | #724 | 13 | — | |
| 1888 | #793 | 11 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | — | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #813 | 6 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Zelda was already there! It came in at #738, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Zelda is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New York#344 · 1 in 4,095
- Oklahoma#360 · 1 in 2,853
- Virginia#374 · 1 in 4,547
- West Virginia#380 · 1 in 3,673
- Missouri#400 · 1 in 4,305
Best ever in a state: #102 in Idaho, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #344 | 20 | 1 in 4,095 |
| Oklahoma | #360 | 7 | 1 in 2,853 |
| Virginia | #374 | 5 | 1 in 4,547 |
| West Virginia | #380 | 5 | 1 in 3,673 |
| Missouri | #400 | 6 | 1 in 4,305 |
| Texas | #515 | 13 | 1 in 4,222 |
| California | #525 | 6 | 1 in 6,136 |
| Pennsylvania | #549 | 6 | 1 in 11,842 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Zelda
- 85 spots since 2024 (#747 → #832)
- 274 spots since 2020 (#558 → #832)
- 184 spots since 2015 (#648 → #832)
- Biggest jump: 508 spots in 2015 (#1,156 → #648)
- Biggest drop: 319 spots in 1887 (#828 → #1,147)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #374 (117 births)
- Births halved by 1969, 58 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 96 yrs · run 1888–1967
- Highest: 1 in 3,073 girls born in 2020 were named Zelda (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,900 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #374 in 1911, was only 1 in 3,575 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.3% of all girls named Zelda (2,889) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 62 | #724 (1889) | #852 |
| 1890s | 254 | #498 (1899) | #599 |
| 1900s | 595 | #387 (1905) | #446 |
| 1910s | 1,854 | #374 (1911) | #406 |
| 1920s | 2,376 | #405 (1921) | #442 |
| 1930s | 1,650 | #450 (1930) | #519 |
| 1940s | 1,074 | #618 (1940) | #765 |
| 1950s | 1,160 | #838 (1956) | #906 |
| 1960s | 1,265 | #781 (1962) | #986 |
| 1970s | 305 | #1,490 (1970) | #2,939 |
| 1980s | 154 | #3,992 (1980) | #4,921 |
| 1990s | 144 | #4,497 (1991) | #7,025 |
| 2000s | 391 | #2,940 (2009) | #3,921 |
| 2010s | 2,889 | #648 (2017) | #1,223 |
| 2020s | 2,561 | #558 (2020) | #687 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Zelda in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 8,390 of them was named Zelda, which outranked 87.8% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #590Jeanie125
- #590Louisa125
- #590Madge125
- #593Zelda124
- #593Althea124
- #595Doretha123
- #595Myrtis123
- #597Gale122
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.