Is Zelda a boy or girl name?
Zelda is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 376 girls and 0 boys were named Zelda, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 16,411 US babies named Zelda were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #748
- Babies named Zelda since 1880
- 16,411
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 526 babies
Boys and girls named Zelda, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 62 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 254 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 595 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,854 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,376 | 100% |
| 1930s | 5 | 1,650 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,074 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,160 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,265 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 306 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 144 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 391 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,889 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,232 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 376 | #748 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 403 | #704 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 435 | #671 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 492 | #608 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 526 | #559 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 436 | #665 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 442 | #668 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 456 | #650 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 426 | #688 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 443 | #649 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,160 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,288 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,573 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,325 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,641 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,965 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,157 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,245 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,367 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,728 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,598 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,534 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,085 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,362 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,077 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,657 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,717 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,063 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,720 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,746 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,983 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,619 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,650 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,648 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,286 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,847 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,064 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,333 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,963 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,896 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,285 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,907 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,744 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,149 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,748 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,080 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,811 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,614 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,505 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,055 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,105 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,504 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,666 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,098 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,001 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 117 | #943 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,003 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 133 | #907 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 171 | #795 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 178 | #782 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 169 | #807 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 135 | #914 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 142 | #866 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 131 | #897 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 127 | #906 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 141 | #839 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 120 | #898 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 107 | #935 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 107 | #914 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 96 | #964 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,003 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 101 | #889 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 90 | #944 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 108 | #844 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 97 | #906 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 122 | #740 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 88 | #809 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 111 | #717 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 118 | #709 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 106 | #733 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 106 | #686 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 128 | #621 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 127 | #598 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 145 | #570 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 147 | #557 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 124 | #594 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 161 | #503 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 189 | #471 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 160 | #506 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,281 | 197 | #470 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 175 | #489 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 225 | #450 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 209 | #458 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 233 | #448 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 236 | #453 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 231 | #444 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 251 | #436 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 250 | #442 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 227 | #456 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 251 | #417 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 280 | #405 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 208 | #472 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 225 | #439 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 250 | #416 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 240 | #408 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 258 | #389 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 230 | #397 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 159 | #427 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 155 | #391 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 134 | #400 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 117 | #376 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 86 | #431 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 62 | #478 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 86 | #390 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 67 | #438 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 64 | #433 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 76 | #388 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 68 | #396 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 45 | #481 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 38 | #527 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 43 | #458 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 46 | #503 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 35 | #506 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 38 | #509 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 27 | #593 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 31 | #552 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 28 | #577 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 25 | #596 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 25 | #569 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 15 | #795 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 16 | #693 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 14 | #757 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 13 | #756 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 11 | #835 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,305 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 8 | #894 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,044 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 7 | #928 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #905 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 6 | #834 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zelda reached #4,281 in 1932. As a girl name, it reached #376 in 1911. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.