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Zelma

Girl

Classic name

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1919 was its best year: 488 births, or 1 baby in 4,324. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 139 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 6837.
16,824births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 287rank at its peak, in 1919

Where babies named Zelma are born

1919

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

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Zelma is most common in Arkansas (4.3 times), Oklahoma (4.1) and Kentucky (3.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

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