Zelda is an established girls' name that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Zelda is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #832 for girl births in the United States (and #1,594 across all names), given to 328 babies. Zelda was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 2020 (526 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 328 | 328 | #832 | — |
| 2024 | 377 | 377 | #749 | — |
| 2023 | 403 | 403 | #705 | — |
| 2022 | 435 | 435 | #672 | — |
| 2021 | 492 | 492 | #608 | — |
| 2020 | 526 | 526 | #559 | — |
| 2019 | 436 | 436 | #665 | — |
| 2018 | 442 | 442 | #668 | — |
| 2017 | 456 | 456 | #650 | — |
| 2016 | 426 | 426 | #688 | — |
| 2015 | 443 | 443 | #649 | — |
| 2014 | 214 | 214 | #1,160 | — |
| 2013 | 183 | 183 | #1,288 | — |
| 2012 | 139 | 139 | #1,574 | — |
| 2011 | 81 | 81 | #2,325 | — |
| 2010 | 69 | 69 | #2,641 | — |
| 2009 | 59 | 59 | #2,965 | — |
| 2008 | 54 | 54 | #3,157 | — |
| 2007 | 53 | 53 | #3,246 | — |
| 2006 | 49 | 49 | #3,367 | — |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | #3,728 | — |
| 2004 | 30 | 30 | #4,598 | — |
| 2003 | 29 | 29 | #4,534 | — |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #5,085 | — |
| 2001 | 22 | 22 | #5,362 | — |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | #4,077 | — |
| 1999 | 19 | 19 | #5,657 | — |
| 1998 | 15 | 15 | #6,717 | — |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #12,063 | — |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #6,722 | — |
| 1995 | 5 | — | #15,746 | — |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,983 | — |
| 1993 | 14 | — | #6,620 | — |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #6,650 | — |
| 1991 | 22 | — | #4,648 | — |
| 1990 | 18 | — | #5,285 | — |
| 1989 | 19 | — | #4,847 | — |
| 1988 | 17 | — | #5,063 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,333 | — |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #4,963 | — |
| 1985 | 13 | — | #5,676 | — |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,896 | — |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #4,285 | — |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,908 | — |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #4,745 | — |
| 1980 | 19 | — | #4,147 | — |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #5,750 | — |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #3,923 | — |
| 1977 | 26 | — | #3,081 | — |
| 1976 | 17 | — | #3,961 | — |
| 1975 | 27 | — | #2,810 | — |
| 1974 | 29 | — | #2,614 | — |
| 1973 | 30 | — | #2,505 | — |
| 1972 | 39 | — | #2,055 | — |
| 1971 | 39 | — | #2,136 | — |
| 1970 | 67 | — | #1,504 | — |
| 1969 | 53 | — | #1,666 | — |
| 1968 | 95 | — | #1,098 | — |
| 1967 | 105 | — | #1,001 | — |
| 1966 | 117 | — | #943 | — |
| 1965 | 109 | — | #1,003 | — |
| 1964 | 133 | — | #907 | — |
| 1963 | 171 | — | #795 | — |
| 1962 | 178 | — | #782 | — |
| 1961 | 169 | — | #808 | — |
| 1960 | 135 | — | #914 | — |
| 1959 | 142 | — | #865 | — |
| 1958 | 131 | — | #897 | — |
| 1957 | 127 | — | #906 | — |
| 1956 | 141 | — | #839 | — |
| 1955 | 120 | — | #898 | — |
| 1954 | 107 | — | #935 | — |
| 1953 | 107 | — | #914 | — |
| 1952 | 96 | — | #964 | — |
| 1951 | 88 | — | #1,003 | — |
| 1950 | 101 | — | #889 | — |
| 1949 | 90 | — | #944 | — |
| 1948 | 108 | — | #844 | — |
| 1947 | 97 | — | #906 | — |
| 1946 | 122 | — | #740 | — |
| 1945 | 88 | — | #809 | — |
| 1944 | 111 | — | #717 | — |
| 1943 | 118 | — | #709 | — |
| 1942 | 106 | — | #733 | — |
| 1941 | 106 | — | #686 | — |
| 1940 | 128 | — | #621 | — |
| 1939 | 127 | — | #598 | — |
| 1938 | 145 | — | #569 | — |
| 1937 | 147 | — | #557 | — |
| 1936 | 124 | — | #594 | — |
| 1935 | 161 | — | #503 | — |
| 1934 | 189 | — | #471 | — |
| 1933 | 160 | — | #506 | — |
| 1932 | 202 | — | #470 | #4,283 |
| 1931 | 175 | — | #489 | — |
| 1930 | 225 | — | #450 | — |
| 1929 | 209 | — | #458 | — |
| 1928 | 233 | — | #448 | — |
| 1927 | 236 | — | #453 | — |
| 1926 | 231 | — | #444 | — |
| 1925 | 251 | — | #436 | — |
| 1924 | 250 | — | #442 | — |
| 1923 | 227 | — | #456 | — |
| 1922 | 251 | — | #417 | — |
| 1921 | 280 | — | #405 | — |
| 1920 | 208 | — | #472 | — |
| 1919 | 225 | — | #439 | — |
| 1918 | 250 | — | #416 | — |
| 1917 | 240 | — | #408 | — |
| 1916 | 258 | — | #389 | — |
| 1915 | 230 | — | #397 | — |
| 1914 | 159 | — | #427 | — |
| 1913 | 155 | — | #391 | — |
| 1912 | 134 | — | #400 | — |
| 1911 | 117 | — | #376 | — |
| 1910 | 86 | — | #431 | — |
| 1909 | 62 | — | #478 | — |
| 1908 | 86 | — | #390 | — |
| 1907 | 67 | — | #438 | — |
| 1906 | 64 | — | #433 | — |
| 1905 | 76 | — | #388 | — |
| 1904 | 68 | — | #396 | — |
| 1903 | 45 | — | #481 | — |
| 1902 | 38 | — | #527 | — |
| 1901 | 43 | — | #458 | — |
| 1900 | 46 | — | #503 | — |
| 1899 | 35 | — | #506 | — |
| 1898 | 38 | — | #509 | — |
| 1897 | 27 | — | #593 | — |
| 1896 | 31 | — | #552 | — |
| 1895 | 28 | — | #577 | — |
| 1894 | 25 | — | #596 | — |
| 1893 | 25 | — | #569 | — |
| 1892 | 15 | — | #795 | — |
| 1891 | 16 | — | #693 | — |
| 1890 | 14 | — | #757 | — |
| 1889 | 13 | — | #756 | — |
| 1888 | 11 | — | #835 | — |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #1,305 | — |
| 1886 | 8 | — | #894 | — |
| 1885 | 6 | — | #1,044 | — |
| 1884 | 7 | — | #928 | — |
| 1882 | 6 | — | #905 | — |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #834 | — |