How Many People Are Named Zelta?
An estimated 20 people in the United States have the first name Zelta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Zelta peaked in popularity in 1916 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zelta 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 Zelta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Zelta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
- Zelta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
20
About 1 in 17,137,717 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1916
11 births
Total Registered
164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zelta
Zelta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 164 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zelta as a female name
Ranked #7,526 in 1965
5 female births in 1965
Peak: 1916 (11 births)
Zelta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zelta span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 66 babies were registered. Zelta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zelta by Decade
How has Zelta 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.
Zelta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zelta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zelta
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zelta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zelta?
We estimate approximately 20 people named Zelta 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 17,137,717 Americans share this first name.
Is Zelta a common name?
Zelta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 39.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zelta most popular?
Zelta reached peak popularity in 1916, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zelta is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zelta a female name?
Zelta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zelta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zelta Smith, Zelta Johnson, Zelta 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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