How Many People Are Named Zelda?
An estimated 8,678 people in the United States have the first name Zelda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Zelda peaked in popularity in 2020 with 526 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zelda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zelda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,678
About 1 in 39,497 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2020
526 births
Total Registered
16,411
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zelda
Zelda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,411 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zelda as a male name
Ranked #4,281 in 1932
5 male births in 1932
Peak: 1932 (5 births)
Zelda as a female name
Ranked #748 in 2024
376 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (526 births)
Zelda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zelda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,889 babies were registered. While Zelda is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zelda by Decade
How has Zelda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zelda by State
Birth registrations for Zelda span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in South Dakota, North Dakota, Hawaii. On average, about 259 Zeldas were registered per state.
Zelda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zelda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zelda
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zelda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zelda?
We estimate approximately 8,678 people named Zelda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 39,497 Americans share this first name.
Is Zelda a common name?
Zelda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,411 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zelda most popular?
Zelda reached peak popularity in 2020, when 526 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zelda is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zelda a female name?
Zelda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zelda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zelda Smith, Zelda Johnson, Zelda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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