How Many People Are Named Zulma?
An estimated 1,491 people in the United States have the first name Zulma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Zulma peaked in popularity in 1974 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zulma 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 Zulma paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,491
About 1 in 229,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1974
52 births
Total Registered
1,649
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zulma
Zulma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,649 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zulma as a female name
Ranked #13,446 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1974 (52 births)
Zulma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zulma span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 382 babies were registered. Zulma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zulma by Decade
How has Zulma 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.
Zulma by State
Birth registrations for Zulma span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, Illinois, Texas. On average, about 186 Zulmas were registered per state.
Zulma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zulma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zulma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zulma?
We estimate approximately 1,491 people named Zulma 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 229,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Zulma a common name?
Zulma is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,649 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zulma most popular?
Zulma reached peak popularity in 1974, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zulma is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zulma a female name?
Zulma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zulma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zulma Smith, Zulma Johnson, Zulma 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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