Zelda

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Zelda is a nickname for the feminine name Griselda, from Old High German Grisja Hilda, 'Grey Battle-maid'. It is also the feminine form of the Yiddish name Zelig, meaning 'blessed', 'happy'.

From Wikipedia

Zelda first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 143 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 526 babies (rank #559 that year). In 2024 it was given to 376 girls (rank #748). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Zelda

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Zelda yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

16,411

Total babies (all years)

143

Years in the data

526

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Zelda

Zelda Williamsfilm actor · b. 1989
Zelda Fitzgeraldautobiographer · b. 1900
Zelda Rubinsteinfilm actor · b. 1933

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	6	#834
1882	6	#905
1884	7	#928
1885	6	#1,044
1886	8	#894
1887	5	#1,305
1888	11	#835
1889	13	#756
1890	14	#757
1891	16	#693
1892	15	#795
1893	25	#569
1894	25	#596
1895	28	#577
1896	31	#552
1897	27	#593
1898	38	#509
1899	35	#506
1900	46	#503
1901	43	#458
1902	38	#527
1903	45	#481
1904	68	#396
1905	76	#388
1906	64	#433
1907	67	#438
1908	86	#390
1909	62	#478
1910	86	#431
1911	117	#376
1912	134	#400
1913	155	#391
1914	159	#427
1915	230	#397
1916	258	#389
1917	240	#408
1918	250	#416
1919	225	#439
1920	208	#472
1921	280	#405
1922	251	#417
1923	227	#456
1924	250	#442
1925	251	#436
1926	231	#444
1927	236	#453
1928	233	#448
1929	209	#458
1930	225	#450
1931	175	#489
1932	197	#470
1933	160	#506
1934	189	#471
1935	161	#503
1936	124	#594
1937	147	#557
1938	145	#570
1939	127	#598
1940	128	#621
1941	106	#686
1942	106	#733
1943	118	#709
1944	111	#717
1945	88	#809
1946	122	#740
1947	97	#906
1948	108	#844
1949	90	#944
1950	101	#889
1951	88	#1,003
1952	96	#964
1953	107	#914
1954	107	#935
1955	120	#898
1956	141	#839
1957	127	#906
1958	131	#897
1959	142	#866
1960	135	#914
1961	169	#807
1962	178	#782
1963	171	#795
1964	133	#907
1965	109	#1,003
1966	117	#943
1967	105	#1,001
1968	95	#1,098
1969	53	#1,666
1970	67	#1,504
1971	40	#2,105
1972	39	#2,055
1973	30	#2,505
1974	29	#2,614
1975	27	#2,811
1976	17	#3,961
1977	26	#3,080
1978	19	#3,924
1979	12	#5,748
1980	19	#4,149
1981	16	#4,744
1982	12	#5,907
1983	18	#4,285
1984	12	#5,896
1985	13	#5,676
1986	16	#4,963
1987	12	#6,333
1988	17	#5,064
1989	19	#4,847
1990	18	#5,286
1991	22	#4,648
1992	14	#6,650
1993	14	#6,619
1994	16	#5,983
1995	5	#15,746
1996	14	#6,720
1997	7	#12,063
1998	15	#6,717
1999	19	#5,657
2000	31	#4,077
2001	22	#5,362
2002	24	#5,085
2003	29	#4,534
2004	30	#4,598
2005	40	#3,728
2006	49	#3,367
2007	53	#3,245
2008	54	#3,157
2009	59	#2,965
2010	69	#2,641
2011	81	#2,325
2012	139	#1,573
2013	183	#1,288
2014	214	#1,160
2015	443	#649
2016	426	#688
2017	456	#650
2018	442	#668
2019	436	#665
2020	526	#559
2021	492	#608
2022	435	#671
2023	403	#704
2024	376	#748