Girls' name · since 1968
Zelina
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 337 babies named Zelina, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,798 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1968
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zelina currently ranks #4798 among girls' names in America, with 337 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zelina has been recorded 337 times among girls since 1968, currently ranked #4798 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #14,982 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,798 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 337 born since 1968
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zelina ranks #14,982 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,798 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 337 born since 1968, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,982 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,798 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 337
- born since 1968
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zelina's 337 recorded births place it above 79.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zelina compares
337 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zelina's all-time total is 10% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zelina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 337 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zelina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zelina's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zelina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Zelina by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (111 births, 33% of the file).
2020s was Zelina's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Zelina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 111 births (33% of all-time use).
Zelina by state
Where Zelina concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 33 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 2.1% |
33 of 337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Zelinas (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zelina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zelina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.