Zelda
3 countries#832 in United States, 2025US
#832
in United States, 2025
FR
#1148
in France, 2022
SCOT
19
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
17,343
Peak year (United States)
2020
Peak-year count
526
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Zelda was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFranceScotland
Country by country
United States
16,739 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #832 · peaked in 2020 with 526 births
Most common in: New York, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
585 births recorded 1958–2022 · currently #1148 · peaked in 2022 with 34 births
Most common in: Paris, Haute-Garonne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Nord, Pas-de-Calais
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
19 births recorded 2018–2024 · peaked in 2018 with 4 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Zelda’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #3316 | — |
| 2007 | #3214 | ↑102 |
| 2008 | #3120 | ↑94 |
| 2009 | #2940 | ↑180 |
| 2010 | #2614 | ↑326 |
| 2011 | #2298 | ↑316 |
| 2012 | #1566 | ↑732 |
| 2013 | #1286 | ↑280 |
| 2014 | #1156 | ↑130 |
| 2015 | #648 | ↑508 |
| 2016 | #687 | ↓39 |
| 2017 | #648 | ↑39 |
| 2018 | #667 | ↓19 |
| 2019 | #664 | ↑3 |
| 2020 | #558 | ↑106 |
| 2021 | #608 | ↓50 |
| 2022 | #670 | ↓62 |
| 2023 | #704 | ↓34 |
| 2024 | #747 | ↓43 |
| 2025 | #832 | ↓85 |