Recorded 2006–2023 Girls' name Peak 2020 97 births

Zeldy — girls' name

97 babies named Zeldy in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s312010s332020s33
2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Zeldy was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

12 babies were named Zeldy in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeldy

The Social Security Administration has registered 97 babies named Zeldy between 2006 and 2023, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zeldy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeldy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zeldy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zeldy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeldy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 97 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zeldy at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

97

Since 2006

18 years of records

Peak year

2020

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2006

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zeldy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2006

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 202320222021202020192018201520112009200820072006 8

Zeldy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 34% of Zeldy's all-time total
2000s312010s332020s33

Zeldy by state

Where Zeldy concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zeldy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
84 86.6%
New York share of Zeldy's total US births 86.6%

84 of 97 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeldy?
97 babies have been named Zeldy since 2006. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 12 births.
When was Zeldy most popular?
Zeldy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Zeldy most popular?
The top states for the name Zeldy are New York (84 births).
How long has the name Zeldy been used?
Zeldy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 18 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zeldy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zelma, Zelda, Zella, Zelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.