Zell vs Zelda

Side-by-side comparison of Zell and Zelda — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zell

Girl name

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Name B

Zelda

Girl name · Rank #745

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Zell Zelda
Current Rank Unranked #745
Total Births (all years) 370 16,406
Peak Year 1925 2020
Peak Year Births 21 526
Peak Decade 1910ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1898 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Zell Zelda
1880ss — 62
1890ss 5 254
1900ss 58 595
1910ss 119 1,854
1920ss 118 2,376
1930ss 48 1,650
1940ss 5 1,074
1950ss 17 1,160
1960ss — 1,265
1970ss — 306
1980ss — 154
1990ss — 144
2000ss — 391
2010ss — 2,889
2020ss — 2,232

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zell Zelda
2014 — 214
2015 — 443
2016 — 426
2017 — 456
2018 — 442
2019 — 436
2020 — 526
2021 — 492
2022 — 435
2023 — 403
2024 — 376

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1898–1958.

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