Recorded 1914–1929 Girls' name Peak 1922 45 births

Zelna — girls' name

45 babies named Zelna in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s28
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.

What the Data Says About Zelna

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Zelna between 1914 and 1929, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zelna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zelna performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zelna shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zelna 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 45 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.

Zelna at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

45

Since 1914

16 years of records

Peak year

1922

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1914

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1929

Zelna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1914

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1922)
11
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4681012 1929192519221921191819161914 5

Zelna by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
28 births that decade — 62% of Zelna's all-time total
1910s171920s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zelna?
45 babies have been named Zelna since 1914. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1922 with 11 births.
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?
Zelna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 16 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Zelna?
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, 1914–1929 (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.