Girls' name · since 2000
Zeltzin
Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Zeltzin, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
34 girls have been named Zeltzin since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Zeltzin has 34 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2011.
- #39,698 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 2000
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeltzin ranks #39,698 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.
- #39,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 2000
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zeltzin's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Zeltzin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zeltzin splits its recorded history at 2008: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zeltzin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2011
- Peak year (2011)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2011.
34 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 8 births in a single year.
Zeltzin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Zeltzin's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Zeltzin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (59% of all-time use).
Zeltzin decade highlights
- Peak decade 20 births
- Runner-up 14 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Zeltzin by state
Where Zeltzin concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 14.7% |
5 of 34 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 14.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 14.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Zeltzin's data
- Zeltzin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2010s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zeltzins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zeltzin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~11 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2000–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Zeltzin 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 August 2026.
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