Girls' name · since 1889
Zulema
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 4,062 babies named Zulema, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,693 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,062
- born since 1889
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zulema is the #2693 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,062 recorded since 1889.
Social Security Administration records show Zulema recorded 4,062 times among girls since 1889, holding rank #2693 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #2,954 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,693 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,062 born since 1889
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zulema ranks #2,954 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,693 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,062 born since 1889, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,954 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,693 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,062
- born since 1889
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zulema's 4,062 recorded births place it above 95.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zulema compares
4,062 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zulema's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zulema | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,062 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 106 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zulema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zulema's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 77% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 23%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1889, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 106, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zulema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Zulema by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (804 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Zulema's strongest decade.
804 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Zulema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 43
1910s
43 births
- 1920s 145
1920s
145 births
- 1930s 146
1930s
146 births
- 1940s 183
1940s
183 births
- 1950s 194
1950s
194 births
- 1960s 230
1960s
230 births
- 1970s
1970s
440 births
- 1980s
1980s
412 births
- 1990s
1990s
804 births
- 2000s
2000s
592 births
- 2010s
2010s
424 births
- 2020s
2020s
439 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 804 births (20% of all-time use).
How Zulema compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zulema's total volume
Zulema by state
Where Zulema concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,579 | 38.9% |
| #2 | California | | 1,138 | 28.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 82 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 64 | 1.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 40 | 1.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.1% |
| #8 | Washington | | 5 | 0.1% |
1,579 of 4,062 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zulema's data
- Zulema's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (804 total births) through the 2020s (439) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zulemas (1,579 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zulema
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zulema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Zulema 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.