Total births
45
Girls' name · since 1914
Zelna
Zelna has 45 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 45
- total births
- 1914–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
45 girls have been named Zelna since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Zelna has 45 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1929.
- 45 total births
- 1914–1929 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 62% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
45 girls have been named Zelna since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.
- 45
- total births
- 1914–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 62%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
62% of everyone ever named Zelna was born in this single decade.
1922
Single peak year
11 babies were named Zelna in 1922 - its busiest year on record.
Zelna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zelna's SSA record in two at 1921 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zelna at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Zelna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1929
- Peak year (1922)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Zelna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Zelna's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Zelna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 28 births (62% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zelna? ▼
Zelna has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1929. 11 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
When was Zelna most popular? ▼
Zelna was most popular in the 1920s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Zelna been used? ▼
Records for Zelna go back to 1914, giving 16 years of history through 1929.
What names are similar to Zelna? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zelma, Zelda, Zella, Zelie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zelna
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zelna: Baby Name Since 1914 - 45 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zelna. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zelna 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 June 2026.