Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Zelda

#1,162 most common girls' name of all time · #2,059 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,162
Rank overall
#2,059 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
16,739
Since 2016
4,321
Peak year
2020 #558
Best rank
#375 1911
Girls Boys peak 526/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Zelda is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 328 — 328 #832
2024 377 — 377 #747
2023 403 — 403 #705
2022 435 — 435 #670
2021 492 — 492 #608
2020 526 — 526 #558
2019 436 — 436 #664
2018 442 — 442 #668
2017 456 — 456 #649
2016 426 — 426 #687
2015 443 — 443 #648
2014 214 — 214 #1,156
2013 183 — 183 #1,286
2012 139 — 139 #1,570
2011 81 — 81 #2,299
2010 69 — 69 #2,617
2009 59 — 59 #2,941
2008 54 — 54 #3,120
2007 53 — 53 #3,216
2006 49 — 49 #3,319
2005 40 — 40 #3,648
2004 30 — 30 #4,493
2003 29 — 29 #4,422
2002 24 — 24 #4,912
2001 22 — 22 #5,183
2000 31 — 31 #3,988
1999 19 — 19 #5,427
1998 15 — 15 #6,368
1997 7 — 7 #10,852
1996 14 — 14 #6,398
1995 5 — 5 #13,407
1994 16 — 16 #5,725
1993 14 — 14 #6,276
1992 14 — 14 #6,325
1991 22 — 22 #4,503
1990 18 — 18 #5,062
1989 19 — 19 #4,676
1988 17 — 17 #4,849
1987 12 — 12 #5,931
1986 16 — 16 #4,729
1985 13 — 13 #5,357
1984 12 — 12 #5,547
1983 18 — 18 #4,119
1982 12 — 12 #5,543
1981 16 — 16 #4,538
1980 19 — 19 #3,996
1979 12 — 12 #5,438
1978 19 — 19 #3,785
1977 26 — 26 #3,007
1976 17 — 17 #3,819
1975 27 — 27 #2,745
1974 29 — 29 #2,560
1973 30 — 30 #2,458
1972 39 — 39 #2,025
1971 39 — 39 #2,113
1970 67 — 67 #1,492
1969 53 — 53 #1,651
1968 95 — 95 #1,091
1967 105 — 105 #997
1966 117 — 117 #941
1965 109 — 109 #998
1964 133 — 133 #905
1963 171 — 171 #794
1962 178 — 178 #781
1961 169 — 169 #807
1960 135 — 135 #910
1959 142 — 142 #862
1958 131 — 131 #895
1957 127 — 127 #906
1956 141 — 141 #839
1955 120 — 120 #893
1954 107 — 107 #934
1953 107 — 107 #908
1952 96 — 96 #956
1951 88 — 88 #996
1950 101 — 101 #887
1949 90 — 90 #936
1948 108 — 108 #843
1947 97 — 97 #899
1946 122 — 122 #735
1945 88 — 88 #803
1944 111 — 111 #716
1943 118 — 118 #707
1942 106 — 106 #727
1941 106 — 106 #683
1940 128 — 128 #618
1939 127 — 127 #595
1938 145 — 145 #568
1937 147 — 147 #556
1936 124 — 124 #594
1935 161 — 161 #503
1934 189 — 189 #470
1933 160 — 160 #506
1932 197 5 202 #469
1931 175 — 175 #489
1930 225 — 225 #450
1929 209 — 209 #456
1928 233 — 233 #448
1927 236 — 236 #453
1926 231 — 231 #444
1925 251 — 251 #436
1924 250 — 250 #442
1923 227 — 227 #456
1922 251 — 251 #416
1921 280 — 280 #406
1920 208 — 208 #471
1919 225 — 225 #439
1918 250 — 250 #416
1917 240 — 240 #408
1916 258 — 258 #389
1915 230 — 230 #397
1914 159 — 159 #427
1913 155 — 155 #390
1912 134 — 134 #399
1911 117 — 117 #375
1910 86 — 86 #429
1909 62 — 62 #478
1908 86 — 86 #389
1907 67 — 67 #438
1906 64 — 64 #433
1905 76 — 76 #388
1904 68 — 68 #396
1903 45 — 45 #480
1902 38 — 38 #525
1901 43 — 43 #456
1900 46 — 46 #503
1899 35 — 35 #504
1898 38 — 38 #506
1897 27 — 27 #587
1896 31 — 31 #549
1895 28 — 28 #571
1894 25 — 25 #594
1893 25 — 25 #568
1892 15 — 15 #778
1891 16 — 16 #682
1890 14 — 14 #737
1889 13 — 13 #745
1888 11 — 11 #815
1887 5 — 5 #1,168
1886 8 — 8 #852
1885 6 — 6 #944
1884 7 — 7 #875
1882 6 — 6 #849
1880 6 — 6 #834