Zelma

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Zelma is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 16,919 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 16,807 as girls and 112 as boys. Zelma gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1919 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	17
2023	14
2022	11
2021	12
2020	10
2019	14
2018	16
2017	7
2016	13
2015	13
2014	6
2013	5
2012	5
2011	5
2010	8
2009	5
2008	8
2007	5
2006	8
2005	8
2002	5
2000	6
1999	7
1998	7
1997	5
1996	8
1994	10
1992	8
1991	6
1989	7
1988	7
1987	6
1986	9
1985	10
1983	10
1982	8
1981	14
1980	7
1979	14
1978	10
1977	8
1976	12
1975	18
1974	15
1973	27
1972	17
1971	24
1970	18
1969	20
1968	28
1967	25
1966	43
1965	42
1964	44
1963	41
1962	57
1961	65
1960	62
1959	81
1958	83
1957	77
1956	96
1955	104
1954	120
1953	106
1952	96
1951	103
1950	120
1949	150
1948	115
1947	146
1946	143
1945	168
1944	157
1943	178
1942	181
1941	148
1940	190
1939	185
1938	194
1937	196
1936	185
1935	237
1934	280
1933	230
1932	303
1931	284
1930	375
1929	347
1928	377
1927	382
1926	362
1925	431
1924	422
1923	447
1922	476
1921	457
1920	448
1919	494
1918	479
1917	487
1916	471
1915	492
1914	373
1913	342
1912	307
1911	268
1910	220
1909	240
1908	199
1907	212
1906	188
1905	161
1904	198
1903	182
1902	189
1901	127
1900	131
1899	120
1898	104
1897	104
1896	82
1895	80
1894	77
1893	57
1892	56
1891	63
1890	52
1889	43
1888	42
1887	27
1886	32
1885	18
1884	29
1883	16
1882	21
1881	17
1880	19