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Zelda Name Popularity

How popular is the name Zelda? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 35 0.0099%
1911 — 71 0.0191%
1912 — 85 0.0169%
1913 — 114 0.0201%
1914 — 101 0.0145%
1915 — 188 0.0207%
1916 — 212 0.0219%
1917 — 174 0.0174%
1918 — 180 0.0168%
1919 — 174 0.0166%
1920 — 162 0.0146%
1921 — 225 0.0196%
1922 — 201 0.018%
1923 — 163 0.0146%
1924 — 195 0.0168%
1925 — 198 0.0175%
1926 — 170 0.0155%
1927 — 180 0.0163%
1928 — 189 0.0177%
1929 — 141 0.0136%
1930 — 181 0.0173%
1931 — 117 0.0119%
1932 — 142 0.0144%
1933 — 104 0.0112%
1934 — 133 0.0138%
1935 — 107 0.011%
1936 — 68 0.0071%
1937 — 87 0.0088%
1938 — 86 0.0084%
1939 — 67 0.0066%
1940 — 68 0.0064%
1941 — 53 0.0047%
1942 — 44 0.0035%
1943 — 63 0.0048%
1944 — 60 0.0048%
1945 — 45 0.0037%
1946 — 80 0.0054%
1947 — 38 0.0023%
1948 — 50 0.0031%
1949 — 37 0.0023%
1950 — 46 0.0029%
1951 — 19 0.0011%
1952 — 45 0.0026%
1953 — 63 0.0036%
1954 — 48 0.0026%
1955 — 66 0.0036%
1956 — 90 0.0048%
1957 — 67 0.0035%
1958 — 78 0.0041%
1959 — 92 0.0048%
1960 — 99 0.0052%
1961 — 123 0.0065%
1962 — 137 0.0075%
1963 — 119 0.0066%
1964 — 82 0.0047%
1965 — 73 0.0045%
1966 — 71 0.0045%
1967 — 61 0.004%
1968 — 57 0.0038%
1969 — 11 0.0007%
1970 — 33 0.0021%
1971 — 16 0.0011%
1972 — 12 0.0009%
1973 — 0 0%
1974 — 0 0%
1975 — 0 0%
1976 — 5 0.0004%
1977 — 10 0.0007%
1978 — 0 0%
1979 — 0 0%
1980 — 0 0%
1981 — 0 0%
1982 — 0 0%
1983 — 5 0.0003%
1984 — 0 0%
1985 — 7 0.0005%
1986 — 6 0.0004%
1987 — 0 0%
1988 — 7 0.0004%
1989 — 5 0.0003%
1990 — 5 0.0003%
1991 — 8 0.0005%
1992 — 7 0.0004%
1993 — 0 0%
1994 — 0 0%
1995 — 0 0%
1996 — 0 0%
1997 — 0 0%
1998 — 0 0%
1999 — 6 0.0004%
2000 — 11 0.0007%
2001 — 5 0.0003%
2002 — 6 0.0004%
2003 — 0 0%
2004 — 12 0.0008%
2005 — 18 0.0012%
2006 — 21 0.0013%
2007 — 14 0.0009%
2008 — 16 0.001%
2009 — 19 0.0013%
2010 — 21 0.0015%
2011 — 29 0.002%
2012 — 75 0.0053%
2013 — 127 0.0089%
2014 — 150 0.0103%
2015 — 405 0.0278%
2016 — 375 0.026%
2017 — 423 0.0303%
2018 — 394 0.0287%
2019 — 396 0.0293%
2020 — 475 0.0373%
2021 — 418 0.0342%
2022 — 387 0.0293%
2023 — 349 0.027%

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What names are variants of Zelda?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Zelda.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Selda

Dark battle

German

Zelde
Zellda

What names sound like Zelda?

If you like how Zelda sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Zelda.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Celida

Swallow

Greek

Zlata

Golden

Slavic

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3 Comments

  1. We chose the name Zelda for our daughter because:

    1. The Legend of Zelda games have long been my husband’s favorite video game franchise. He’s hoping to bond with our daughter over video games when she’s old enough to play.
    2. It’s uncommon, yet recognizable — a lot of people are familiar with the name from the video games or elsewhere, but not a lot of people have actually met someone named Zelda.
    3. The spelling and pronunciation are intuitive and straightforward.
    4. It sounds old-fashioned, yet also modern and fresh at the same time.
    5. I love the sultry flapper vibe it evokes (a la Zelda Fitzgerald).
    6. It sounds cute and whimsical for a child, but also sultry and feminine enough for an adult.

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  2. We chose Zelda because it was not a common name in our area and sounds good in Spanish and English for our bilingual families.

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  3. Mommy and Daddy are both video game fans so the legend of Zelda is how we came up with the name but learning about its German origin from the name Grizelda just made the name mean so much more. The name Zelda means strong woman, happy, and blessed. Zelda is our little princess and we love her and her wonderfully unique name!

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