NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Zelma Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Zelma: every year it appeared on the national list since 1888, with 112 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
112
Peak year
1921 #2631
Years on the list
17
10-year trend
-40.0%

In the 1920s ·

Popularity history

1888–1944

YearBirthsRank
19155#4388
19165#4531
191710#2729
19188#3366
19196#4165
192112#2631
19229#3250
19245#4968
19266#4198
19286#4149
19305#4541
19348#2972
19375#4020
19395#3967
19446#3429

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

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State-level records for this name and year are not published (names with fewer than 5 births in a state are suppressed).

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