Zelta — girls' name

What the Data Says About Zelta

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Zelta between 1915 and 1965, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zelta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zelta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zelta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zelta 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 164 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.