US rank #6972 Girls' name Peak 2018 309 births

Zelina — #6972 US girls' name

309 babies named Zelina in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s61980s381990s862000s52010s862020s83
#6972
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Zelina was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

20 babies were named Zelina in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zelina

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Zelina between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zelina currently holds the #6972 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zelina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Zelina shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zelina in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zelina 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 309 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.

Zelina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

309

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2018

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,972

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zelina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
20
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 20242019201419991993198819811968 5

Zelina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
86 births that decade — 28% of Zelina's all-time total
1960s51970s61980s381990s862000s52010s862020s83

Zelina by state

Where Zelina concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zelina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
33 10.7%
Texas share of Zelina's total US births 10.7%

33 of 309 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zelina?
309 babies have been named Zelina since 1968. It currently ranks #6972 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 20 births.
When was Zelina most popular?
Zelina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Zelina most popular?
The top states for the name Zelina are Texas (33 births).
How long has the name Zelina been used?
Zelina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zelina?
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.

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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, 1968–2024 (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.