Recorded 1914–2016 Girls' name Peak 1939 49 births

Zerelda — girls' name

49 babies named Zerelda in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s51930s71940s51950s102010s10
1910s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Zerelda was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zerelda in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zerelda

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Zerelda between 1914 and 2016, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zerelda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zerelda performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zerelda shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zerelda 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 49 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.

Zerelda at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

49

Since 1914

103 years of records

Peak year

1939

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1914

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2016

Zerelda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1914

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1939)
7
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
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Zerelda by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 24% of Zerelda's all-time total
1910s121920s51930s71940s51950s102010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zerelda?
49 babies have been named Zerelda since 1914. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1939 with 7 births.
When was Zerelda most popular?
Zerelda was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Zerelda been used?
Zerelda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 103 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Zerelda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zera, Zerenity, Zeriah, Zerina, 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, 1914–2016 (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.