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.

Zelma

#1,152 most common girls' name of all time · #2,045 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,152
Rank overall
#2,045 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
139 of 146
All-time
16,936
Since 2016
131
Peak year
1919 #287
Best rank
#216 1902
Girls Boys peak 494/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Zelma 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 16 — 16 #6,840
2024 17 — 17 #6,643
2023 14 — 14 #7,643
2022 12 — 12 #8,544
2021 12 — 12 #8,465
2020 10 — 10 #9,550
2019 14 — 14 #7,719
2018 16 — 16 #7,103
2017 7 — 7 #12,716
2016 13 — 13 #8,395
2015 13 — 13 #8,449
2014 6 — 6 #14,562
2013 5 — 5 #16,555
2012 5 — 5 #16,872
2011 5 — 5 #16,772
2010 8 — 8 #12,282
2009 5 — 5 #17,308
2008 8 — 8 #12,583
2007 5 — 5 #17,642
2006 8 — 8 #12,422
2005 8 — 8 #11,843
2002 5 — 5 #15,438
2000 6 — 6 #13,157
1999 7 — 7 #11,388
1998 7 — 7 #11,142
1997 5 — 5 #13,732
1996 8 — 8 #9,583
1994 10 — 10 #8,129
1992 8 — 8 #9,494
1991 6 — 6 #11,516
1989 7 — 7 #9,686
1988 7 — 7 #9,247
1987 6 — 6 #9,831
1986 9 — 9 #7,140
1985 10 — 10 #6,463
1983 10 — 10 #6,214
1982 8 — 8 #7,473
1981 14 — 14 #4,967
1980 7 — 7 #8,180
1979 14 — 14 #4,844
1978 10 — 10 #5,960
1977 8 — 8 #6,896
1976 12 — 12 #4,909
1975 18 — 18 #3,638
1974 15 — 15 #4,041
1973 27 — 27 #2,630
1972 17 — 17 #3,547
1971 24 — 24 #2,876
1970 18 — 18 #3,441
1969 20 — 20 #3,016
1968 28 — 28 #2,299
1967 25 — 25 #2,432
1966 43 — 43 #1,716
1965 42 — 42 #1,741
1964 44 — 44 #1,748
1963 41 — 41 #1,819
1962 57 — 57 #1,477
1961 65 — 65 #1,387
1960 62 — 62 #1,394
1959 81 — 81 #1,185
1958 83 — 83 #1,164
1957 77 — 77 #1,203
1956 96 — 96 #1,044
1955 104 — 104 #979
1954 120 — 120 #872
1953 106 — 106 #915
1952 96 — 96 #954
1951 103 — 103 #892
1950 120 — 120 #792
1949 150 — 150 #684
1948 115 — 115 #807
1947 146 — 146 #702
1946 143 — 143 #668
1945 168 — 168 #567
1944 151 6 157 #598
1943 178 — 178 #568
1942 181 — 181 #553
1941 148 — 148 #573
1940 190 — 190 #501
1939 180 5 185 #497
1938 194 — 194 #476
1937 191 5 196 #474
1936 185 — 185 #470
1935 237 — 237 #423
1934 272 8 280 #392
1933 230 — 230 #422
1932 303 — 303 #367
1931 284 — 284 #386
1930 370 5 375 #338
1929 347 — 347 #350
1928 371 6 377 #352
1927 382 — 382 #340
1926 356 6 362 #354
1925 431 — 431 #322
1924 417 5 422 #330
1923 447 — 447 #306
1922 467 9 476 #296
1921 445 12 457 #310
1920 448 — 448 #308
1919 488 6 494 #287
1918 471 8 479 #294
1917 477 10 487 #283
1916 466 5 471 #276
1915 487 5 492 #266
1914 373 — 373 #270
1913 342 — 342 #252
1912 307 — 307 #255
1911 268 — 268 #240
1910 220 — 220 #258
1909 240 — 240 #233
1908 199 — 199 #242
1907 212 — 212 #227
1906 188 — 188 #233
1905 161 — 161 #258
1904 198 — 198 #218
1903 176 6 182 #225
1902 189 — 189 #216
1901 127 — 127 #256
1900 131 — 131 #287
1899 120 — 120 #261
1898 104 — 104 #306
1897 104 — 104 #277
1896 82 — 82 #322
1895 80 — 80 #322
1894 77 — 77 #320
1893 57 — 57 #356
1892 56 — 56 #353
1891 63 — 63 #318
1890 52 — 52 #354
1889 43 — 43 #368
1888 37 5 42 #406
1887 27 — 27 #427
1886 32 — 32 #380
1885 18 — 18 #504
1884 29 — 29 #371
1883 16 — 16 #482
1882 21 — 21 #396
1881 17 — 17 #410
1880 19 — 19 #387