Girls' name · since 1947
Zulma
Zulma has 1,662 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,964 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,662
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zulma currently ranks #7964 among girls' names in America, with 1,662 babies recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zulma has been recorded 1,662 times among girls since 1947, currently ranked #7964 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2025.
- #5,341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,964 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,662 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zulma ranks #5,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,964 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,662 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,964 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,662
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zulma's 1,662 recorded births place it above 92.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zulma compares
1,662 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Zulma's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zulma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,662 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zulma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zulma splits its recorded history at 1985: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2019 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zulma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Zulma by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (382 births, 23% of the file).
1970s was Zulma's strongest decade.
382 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Zulma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 1950s 141
1950s
141 births
- 1960s
1960s
260 births
- 1970s
1970s
382 births
- 1980s
1980s
233 births
- 1990s
1990s
289 births
- 2000s
2000s
234 births
- 2010s 79
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 382 births (23% of all-time use).
How Zulma 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 Zulma's total volume
Zulma by state
Where Zulma concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 423 | 25.5% |
| #2 | California | | 346 | 20.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 116 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 13 | 0.8% |
423 of 1,662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Zulma's data
- Zulma's decade-level peak was the 1970s (382 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Zulmas (423 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zulma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Zulma 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.