Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Zelda

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Zelda
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2020

Peak rank proxy

526

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20202024

Peak year

2020

Decline from peak

28.5%

2024

376

All-time

16,406

Zelda has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2020, when 526 girls were named Zelda.

In 2024, only 376 girls were given the name.

Down 28.5% from its peak.

All told, about 16,406 Americans have been named Zelda and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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