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 1932
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maryland#251 · 1 in 2,430
- West Virginia#267 · 1 in 1,950
- New York#279 · 1 in 2,937
- Pennsylvania#282 · 1 in 3,227
- Arkansas#283 · 1 in 1,704
Best ever in a state: #102 in Idaho, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #251 | 5 | 1 in 2,430 |
| West Virginia | #267 | 9 | 1 in 1,950 |
| New York | #279 | 30 | 1 in 2,937 |
| Pennsylvania | #282 | 23 | 1 in 3,227 |
| Arkansas | #283 | 11 | 1 in 1,704 |
| North Carolina | #335 | 12 | 1 in 3,058 |
| Tennessee | #369 | 7 | 1 in 3,877 |
| Missouri | #376 | 7 | 1 in 3,950 |
| Ohio | #380 | 9 | 1 in 5,078 |
| Virginia | #387 | 5 | 1 in 4,905 |
| Michigan | #460 | 5 | 1 in 7,340 |
| Illinois | #516 | 6 | 1 in 8,419 |
| Texas | #529 | 13 | 1 in 4,327 |
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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 1932
Top girls' names in 1932
Top boys' names in 1932
More about 1932
girls
1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 5,417 of them was named Zelda, which outranked 90.8% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 208,831 of them was named Zelda, which outranked 11.9% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 508 names at #3,776; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.