Baby name

Zelda

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 2020, with 526 births and the No. 558 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 144 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 832.

16,734births since 1880

2020sgeneration

No. 558rank at its peak, in 2020

Where babies named Zelda are born

2020

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The darker the blue, the more common Zelda is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Zelda is most common in New York (1.9 times), Maryland (1.6) and Oklahoma (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Nelda 20,139
Zelma 16,824
Zella 13,369
Elda 8,970
Velda 7,559
Melda 1,487

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