Zel vs Zelma
Side-by-side comparison of Zel and Zelma — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Zel Zelma Current Rank Unranked #6615 Total Births (all years) 16 16,807 Peak Year 2019 1919 Peak Year Births 11 488 Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss Gender Boy Girl First Recorded Year 1971 1880
Births by Decade Decade Zel Zelma 1880ss — 259 1890ss — 795 1900ss — 1,821 1910ss — 3,899 1920ss — 4,111 1930ss — 2,446 1940ss — 1,570 1950ss — 986 1960ss — 427 1970ss 5 163 1980ss — 78 1990ss — 51 2000ss — 45 2010ss 11 92 2020ss — 64
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Zel Zelma 2014 — 6 2015 — 13 2016 — 13 2017 — 7 2018 — 16 2019 11 14 2020 — 10 2021 — 12 2022 — 11 2023 — 14 2024 — 17