Zelma Name Popularity
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How popular is Zelma?
The rare name Zelma was the 7,340th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.Zelma, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.
It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #216 in 1902.
But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1919 with 488 occurrences.
The least number of children given the name Zelma was less than 5, most recently in 2004.
Zelma, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1902, and 1908-1915, whereas 1959-1963, 1964-1969, and 1973-1976 were years of successive downward movement.
Sometimes the name Zelma has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.
Where is the name Zelma popularity headed?
Zelma's popularity is at an extremely low point when measured against its most notable year.
Zelma's popularity has steadily increased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Zelma lately has risen dramatically.
The name Zelma is mostly unused but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.
Relative to what it once was, Zelma has fallen out of favor as a given name.
for Percentages.| Zelma (Girl) | Zelma (Boy) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | % | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank | No. of Babies Given Name | Popul. Rank |
| 2018 | | 16 | 7,340 | < 5 | -- |
| 2017 | | 7 | 14,050 | < 5 | -- |
| 2016 | | 12 | 9,387 | < 5 | -- |
| 2015 | | 13 | 8,904 | < 5 | -- |
| 2014 | | 6 | 16,451 | < 5 | -- |
| 2013 | | 5 | 19,206 | < 5 | -- |
| 2012 | | 5 | 19,473 | < 5 | -- |
| 2011 | | 5 | 19,526 | < 5 | -- |
| 2010 | | 8 | 13,421 | < 5 | -- |
| 2009 | | 5 | 20,145 | < 5 | -- |
| 2008 | | 8 | 13,800 | < 5 | -- |
| 2007 | | 5 | 20,528 | < 5 | -- |
| 2006 | | 8 | 13,575 | < 5 | -- |
| 2005 | | 8 | 12,993 | < 5 | -- |
| 2004 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 2003 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 2002 | | 5 | 18,065 | < 5 | -- |
| 2001 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 2000 | | 6 | 15,016 | < 5 | -- |
| 1999 | | 7 | 12,678 | < 5 | -- |
| 1998 | | 7 | 12,415 | < 5 | -- |
| 1997 | | 5 | 16,137 | < 5 | -- |
| 1996 | | 8 | 10,562 | < 5 | -- |
| 1995 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1994 | | 10 | 8,796 | < 5 | -- |
| 1993 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1992 | | 8 | 10,470 | < 5 | -- |
| 1991 | | 6 | 13,140 | < 5 | -- |
| 1990 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1989 | | 7 | 10,839 | < 5 | -- |
| 1988 | | 7 | 10,381 | < 5 | -- |
| 1987 | | 6 | 11,313 | < 5 | -- |
| 1986 | | 9 | 7,745 | < 5 | -- |
| 1985 | | 10 | 6,949 | < 5 | -- |
| 1984 | | < 5 | -- | < 5 | -- |
| 1983 | | 10 | 6,702 | < 5 | -- |
| 1982 | | 8 | 8,218 | < 5 | -- |
| 1981 | | 14 | 5,248 | < 5 | -- |
| 1980 | | 7 | 9,087 | < 5 | -- |
| 1979 | | 14 | 5,088 | < 5 | -- |
| 1978 | | 10 | 6,381 | < 5 | -- |
| 1977 | | 8 | 7,559 | < 5 | -- |
| 1976 | | 12 | 5,213 | < 5 | -- |
| 1975 | | 18 | 3,772 | < 5 | -- |
| 1974 | | 15 | 4,227 | < 5 | -- |
| 1973 | | 27 | 2,686 | < 5 | -- |
| 1972 | | 17 | 3,713 | < 5 | -- |
| 1971 | | 24 | 2,953 | < 5 | -- |
| 1970 | | 18 | 3,579 | < 5 | -- |
| 1969 | | 20 | 3,101 | < 5 | -- |
| 1968 | | 28 | 2,355 | < 5 | -- |
| 1967 | | 25 | 2,490 | < 5 | -- |
| 1966 | | 43 | 1,736 | < 5 | -- |
| 1965 | | 42 | 1,766 | < 5 | -- |
| 1964 | | 44 | 1,778 | < 5 | -- |
| 1963 | | 41 | 1,838 | < 5 | -- |
| 1962 | | 58 | 1,475 | < 5 | -- |
| 1961 | | 64 | 1,403 | < 5 | -- |
| 1960 | | 62 | 1,405 | < 5 | -- |
| 1959 | | 81 | 1,191 | < 5 | -- |
| 1958 | | 83 | 1,172 | < 5 | -- |
| 1957 | | 77 | 1,209 | < 5 | -- |
| 1956 | | 96 | 1,051 | < 5 | -- |
| 1955 | | 104 | 982 | < 5 | -- |
| 1954 | | 120 | 877 | < 5 | -- |
| 1953 | | 106 | 920 | < 5 | -- |
| 1952 | | 96 | 966 | < 5 | -- |
| 1951 | | 103 | 901 | < 5 | -- |
| 1950 | | 121 | 792 | < 5 | -- |
| 1949 | | 149 | 691 | < 5 | -- |
| 1948 | | 115 | 809 | < 5 | -- |
| 1947 | | 146 | 702 | < 5 | -- |
| 1946 | | 143 | 670 | < 5 | -- |
| 1945 | | 168 | 569 | < 5 | -- |
| 1944 | | 151 | 598 | 6 | 3,428 |
| 1943 | | 178 | 569 | < 5 | -- |
| 1942 | | 181 | 553 | < 5 | -- |
| 1941 | | 148 | 576 | < 5 | -- |
| 1940 | | 190 | 501 | < 5 | -- |
| 1939 | | 180 | 498 | 5 | 3,966 |
| 1938 | | 194 | 477 | < 5 | -- |
| 1937 | | 191 | 476 | 5 | 4,019 |
| 1936 | | 185 | 470 | < 5 | -- |
| 1935 | | 237 | 423 | < 5 | -- |
| 1934 | | 272 | 393 | 8 | 2,973 |
| 1933 | | 230 | 424 | < 5 | -- |
| 1932 | | 303 | 368 | < 5 | -- |
| 1931 | | 284 | 387 | < 5 | -- |
| 1930 | | 370 | 338 | 5 | 4,542 |
| 1929 | | 347 | 351 | < 5 | -- |
| 1928 | | 371 | 353 | 6 | 4,148 |
| 1927 | | 382 | 340 | < 5 | -- |
| 1926 | | 356 | 354 | 6 | 4,200 |
| 1925 | | 431 | 322 | < 5 | -- |
| 1924 | | 417 | 330 | 5 | 4,968 |
| 1923 | | 447 | 306 | < 5 | -- |
| 1922 | | 467 | 296 | 9 | 3,249 |
| 1921 | | 445 | 310 | 12 | 2,632 |
| 1920 | | 448 | 308 | < 5 | -- |
| 1919 | | 488 | 287 | 6 | 4,165 |
| 1918 | | 471 | 294 | 8 | 3,366 |
| 1917 | | 477 | 283 | 10 | 2,729 |
| 1916 | | 466 | 276 | 5 | 4,530 |
| 1915 | | 487 | 266 | 5 | 4,388 |
| 1914 | | 373 | 271 | < 5 | -- |
| 1913 | | 342 | 252 | < 5 | -- |
| 1912 | | 307 | 255 | < 5 | -- |
| 1911 | | 268 | 240 | < 5 | -- |
| 1910 | | 220 | 259 | < 5 | -- |
| 1909 | | 240 | 233 | < 5 | -- |
| 1908 | | 199 | 243 | < 5 | -- |
| 1907 | | 212 | 227 | < 5 | -- |
| 1906 | | 188 | 233 | < 5 | -- |
| 1905 | | 161 | 259 | < 5 | -- |
| 1904 | | 198 | 218 | < 5 | -- |
| 1903 | | 176 | 225 | 6 | 1,129 |
| 1902 | | 189 | 216 | < 5 | -- |
| 1901 | | 127 | 256 | < 5 | -- |
| 1900 | | 131 | 287 | < 5 | -- |
| 1899 | | 120 | 261 | < 5 | -- |
| 1898 | | 104 | 309 | < 5 | -- |
| 1897 | | 104 | 277 | < 5 | -- |
| 1896 | | 82 | 323 | < 5 | -- |
| 1895 | | 80 | 322 | < 5 | -- |
| 1894 | | 77 | 321 | < 5 | -- |
| 1893 | | 57 | 359 | < 5 | -- |
| 1892 | | 56 | 357 | < 5 | -- |
| 1891 | | 63 | 319 | < 5 | -- |
| 1890 | | 52 | 357 | < 5 | -- |
| 1889 | | 43 | 370 | < 5 | -- |
| 1888 | | 37 | 412 | 5 | 1,177 |
| 1887 | | 27 | 434 | < 5 | -- |
| 1886 | | 32 | 386 | < 5 | -- |
| 1885 | | 18 | 519 | < 5 | -- |
| 1884 | | 29 | 376 | < 5 | -- |
| 1883 | | 16 | 498 | < 5 | -- |
| 1882 | | 21 | 405 | < 5 | -- |
| 1881 | | 17 | 417 | < 5 | -- |
| 1880 | | 19 | 387 | < 5 | -- |