Recorded 1951–2004 Girls' name Peak 1951 47 births

Zelinda — girls' name

47 babies named Zelinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s321960s51990s52000s5
1950s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Zelinda was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

11 babies were named Zelinda in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zelinda

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Zelinda between 1951 and 2004, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zelinda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zelinda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zelinda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zelinda 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 47 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.

Zelinda at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

47

Since 1951

54 years of records

Peak year

1951

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1951

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2004

Zelinda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1951

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1951)
11
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
4681012 2004199519611959195419521951 11

Zelinda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
32 births that decade — 68% of Zelinda's all-time total
1950s321960s51990s52000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zelinda?
47 babies have been named Zelinda since 1951. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1951 with 11 births.
When was Zelinda most popular?
Zelinda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Zelinda been used?
Zelinda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 54 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Zelinda?
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, 1951–2004 (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.