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Zelda Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Zelda?

The less frequently given name Zelda was the 667th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #376 in 1911.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2017 with 455 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Zelda was less than 5, most recently in 1883.

Zelda, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1890-1893, 1901-1905, 1906-1916, 1997-2000, and 2004-2015, whereas 1932-1936, 1966-1969, 1970-1976, and 1991-1994 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Zelda has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Zelda popularity headed?

Zelda's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

Zelda's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Zelda lately has risen significantly.

The name Zelda still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Zelda (Girl)Zelda (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 440 667 < 5 --
2017 455 650 < 5 --
2016 424 689 < 5 --
2015 443 646 < 5 --
2014 213 1,160 < 5 --
2013 182 1,290 < 5 --
2012 139 1,571 < 5 --
2011 81 2,323 < 5 --
2010 69 2,637 < 5 --
2009 59 2,964 < 5 --
2008 54 3,156 < 5 --
2007 53 3,243 < 5 --
2006 49 3,365 < 5 --
2005 40 3,724 < 5 --
2004 30 4,595 < 5 --
2003 29 4,533 < 5 --
2002 24 5,078 < 5 --
2001 22 5,359 < 5 --
2000 31 4,075 < 5 --
1999 19 5,657 < 5 --
1998 15 6,716 < 5 --
1997 7 12,061 < 5 --
1996 14 6,719 < 5 --
1995 5 15,746 < 5 --
1994 16 5,982 < 5 --
1993 14 6,618 < 5 --
1992 14 6,649 < 5 --
1991 22 4,648 < 5 --
1990 18 5,285 < 5 --
1989 19 4,845 < 5 --
1988 17 5,060 < 5 --
1987 12 6,331 < 5 --
1986 16 4,965 < 5 --
1985 13 5,676 < 5 --
1984 12 5,893 < 5 --
1983 18 4,283 < 5 --
1982 12 5,906 < 5 --
1981 16 4,744 < 5 --
1980 19 4,147 < 5 --
1979 12 5,744 < 5 --
1978 19 3,923 < 5 --
1977 26 3,079 < 5 --
1976 17 3,959 < 5 --
1975 27 2,811 < 5 --
1974 29 2,611 < 5 --
1973 30 2,507 < 5 --
1972 39 2,054 < 5 --
1971 40 2,103 < 5 --
1970 67 1,504 < 5 --
1969 53 1,666 < 5 --
1968 95 1,098 < 5 --
1967 105 999 < 5 --
1966 117 943 < 5 --
1965 109 1,001 < 5 --
1964 133 907 < 5 --
1963 171 795 < 5 --
1962 178 783 < 5 --
1961 168 812 < 5 --
1960 136 909 < 5 --
1959 142 865 < 5 --
1958 131 897 < 5 --
1957 127 906 < 5 --
1956 141 838 < 5 --
1955 120 898 < 5 --
1954 107 935 < 5 --
1953 107 914 < 5 --
1952 96 965 < 5 --
1951 88 1,003 < 5 --
1950 101 889 < 5 --
1949 90 944 < 5 --
1948 108 844 < 5 --
1947 97 906 < 5 --
1946 122 740 < 5 --
1945 88 809 < 5 --
1944 111 717 < 5 --
1943 118 709 < 5 --
1942 106 733 < 5 --
1941 106 685 < 5 --
1940 128 621 < 5 --
1939 127 599 < 5 --
1938 145 569 < 5 --
1937 147 557 < 5 --
1936 124 594 < 5 --
1935 161 503 < 5 --
1934 189 470 < 5 --
1933 160 506 < 5 --
1932 197 470 5 4,282
1931 175 489 < 5 --
1930 225 450 < 5 --
1929 209 458 < 5 --
1928 233 448 < 5 --
1927 236 453 < 5 --
1926 231 444 < 5 --
1925 251 436 < 5 --
1924 250 442 < 5 --
1923 227 456 < 5 --
1922 251 417 < 5 --
1921 280 405 < 5 --
1920 208 472 < 5 --
1919 225 439 < 5 --
1918 250 416 < 5 --
1917 240 408 < 5 --
1916 258 389 < 5 --
1915 230 397 < 5 --
1914 159 427 < 5 --
1913 155 391 < 5 --
1912 134 399 < 5 --
1911 117 376 < 5 --
1910 86 431 < 5 --
1909 62 478 < 5 --
1908 86 390 < 5 --
1907 67 438 < 5 --
1906 64 433 < 5 --
1905 76 388 < 5 --
1904 68 397 < 5 --
1903 45 481 < 5 --
1902 38 527 < 5 --
1901 43 458 < 5 --
1900 46 503 < 5 --
1899 35 506 < 5 --
1898 38 509 < 5 --
1897 27 593 < 5 --
1896 31 552 < 5 --
1895 28 577 < 5 --
1894 25 596 < 5 --
1893 25 569 < 5 --
1892 15 795 < 5 --
1891 16 693 < 5 --
1890 14 757 < 5 --
1889 13 756 < 5 --
1888 11 835 < 5 --
1887 5 1,305 < 5 --
1886 8 894 < 5 --
1885 6 1,044 < 5 --
1884 7 928 < 5 --
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 6 905 < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 6 834 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.