How Many People Are Named Zulema?
An estimated 3,373 people in the United States have the first name Zulema. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Zulema peaked in popularity in 1996 with 106 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zulema 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 Zulema paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,373
About 1 in 101,617 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1996
106 births
Total Registered
3,996
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zulema
Zulema is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,996 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zulema as a female name
Ranked #2,961 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (106 births)
Zulema: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zulema span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 804 babies were registered. While Zulema is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zulema by Decade
How has Zulema 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.
Zulema by State
Birth registrations for Zulema span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Washington, Florida, North Carolina. On average, about 360 Zulemas were registered per state.
Zulema + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zulema as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zulema: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zulema?
We estimate approximately 3,373 people named Zulema 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 101,617 Americans share this first name.
Is Zulema a common name?
Zulema is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,996 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zulema most popular?
Zulema reached peak popularity in 1996, when 106 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zulema is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zulema a female name?
Zulema is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zulema Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zulema Smith, Zulema Johnson, Zulema 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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