Is Zelma a boy or girl name?
Zelma is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 0 boys were named Zelma, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.3% of the 16,919 US babies named Zelma were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,893
- Babies named Zelma since 1880
- 16,919
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 494 babies
Boys and girls named Zelma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 259 | 98.1% |
| 1890s | 0 | 795 | 100% |
| 1900s | 6 | 1,821 | 99.7% |
| 1910s | 34 | 3,899 | 99.1% |
| 1920s | 38 | 4,111 | 99.1% |
| 1930s | 23 | 2,446 | 99.1% |
| 1940s | 6 | 1,570 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 0 | 986 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 427 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 163 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 78 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 45 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 92 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 64 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,893 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,045 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 11 | #9,658 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,960 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,130 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,398 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,099 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,863 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,924 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #16,481 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,239 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,493 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 5 | #19,551 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,432 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,160 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,812 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 5 | #20,542 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,581 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,998 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,068 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,019 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,679 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,416 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,140 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,564 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,472 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,142 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,840 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,382 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,319 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,747 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,954 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,704 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,222 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,252 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,094 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,092 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,382 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,562 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,211 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,772 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,689 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,954 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,578 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,358 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,491 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,735 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,767 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,780 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,495 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,397 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,404 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,192 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,172 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,210 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,050 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 104 | #983 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 120 | #877 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 106 | #920 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 96 | #965 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 103 | #901 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 120 | #793 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 150 | #689 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 115 | #809 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 146 | #703 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 143 | #670 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 168 | #569 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,429 | 151 | #598 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 178 | #569 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 181 | #553 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 148 | #577 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 190 | #501 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,967 | 180 | #498 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 194 | #477 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,020 | 191 | #476 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 185 | #471 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 237 | #423 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,972 | 272 | #393 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 230 | #424 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 303 | #368 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 284 | #387 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,541 | 370 | #338 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 347 | #351 |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,149 | 371 | #353 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 382 | #340 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,198 | 356 | #354 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 431 | #322 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,968 | 417 | #330 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 447 | #306 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,250 | 467 | #296 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,631 | 445 | #310 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 448 | #308 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,165 | 488 | #287 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,366 | 471 | #294 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,729 | 477 | #283 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,531 | 466 | #276 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,388 | 487 | #266 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 373 | #271 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 342 | #252 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 307 | #255 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 268 | #240 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 220 | #259 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 240 | #233 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 199 | #243 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 212 | #227 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 188 | #233 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 161 | #259 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 198 | #218 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,129 | 176 | #225 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 189 | #216 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 127 | #256 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 131 | #287 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 120 | #261 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 104 | #309 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 104 | #277 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 82 | #323 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 80 | #322 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 77 | #321 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 57 | #359 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 56 | #357 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 63 | #319 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 52 | #357 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 43 | #370 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,177 | 37 | #412 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 27 | #434 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 32 | #386 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 18 | #519 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 29 | #376 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 16 | #498 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 21 | #405 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 17 | #417 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 19 | #387 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zelma reached #1,129 in 1903. As a girl name, it reached #216 in 1902. 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 1910s, 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.