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Zelda Name Popularity

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

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 483 35 0.0099%
1911 379 71 0.0191%
1912 415 85 0.0169%
1913 390 114 0.0201%
1914 457 101 0.0145%
1915 392 188 0.0207%
1916 390 212 0.0219%
1917 431 174 0.0174%
1918 446 180 0.0168%
1919 451 174 0.0166%
1920 472 162 0.0146%
1921 413 225 0.0196%
1922 429 201 0.018%
1923 481 163 0.0146%
1924 445 195 0.0168%
1925 440 198 0.0175%
1926 468 170 0.0155%
1927 463 180 0.0163%
1928 444 189 0.0177%
1929 489 141 0.0136%
1930 443 181 0.0173%
1931 512 117 0.0119%
1932 479 142 0.0144%
1933 528 104 0.0112%
1934 481 133 0.0138%
1935 520 107 0.011%
1936 626 68 0.0071%
1937 584 87 0.0088%
1938 607 86 0.0084%
1939 640 67 0.0066%
1940 660 68 0.0064%
1941 745 53 0.0047%
1942 846 44 0.0035%
1943 738 63 0.0048%
1944 744 60 0.0048%
1945 813 45 0.0037%
1946 724 80 0.0054%
1947 1,010 38 0.0023%
1948 910 50 0.0031%
1949 1,026 37 0.0023%
1950 971 46 0.0029%
1951 1,296 19 0.0011%
1952 994 45 0.0026%
1953 910 63 0.0036%
1954 1,019 48 0.0026%
1955 929 66 0.0036%
1956 852 90 0.0048%
1957 974 67 0.0035%
1958 919 78 0.0041%
1959 876 92 0.0048%
1960 859 99 0.0052%
1961 793 123 0.0065%
1962 769 137 0.0075%
1963 804 119 0.0066%
1964 910 82 0.0047%
1965 923 73 0.0045%
1966 930 71 0.0045%
1967 981 61 0.004%
1968 1,019 57 0.0038%
1969 1,958 11 0.0007%
1970 1,410 33 0.0021%
1971 1,779 16 0.0011%
1972 1,886 12 0.0009%
1973 — 0 0%
1974 — 0 0%
1975 — 0 0%
1976 2,716 5 0.0004%
1977 2,244 10 0.0007%
1978 — 0 0%
1979 — 0 0%
1980 — 0 0%
1981 — 0 0%
1982 — 0 0%
1983 3,180 5 0.0003%
1984 — 0 0%
1985 2,750 7 0.0005%
1986 3,006 6 0.0004%
1987 — 0 0%
1988 2,936 7 0.0004%
1989 3,613 5 0.0003%
1990 3,858 5 0.0003%
1991 3,069 8 0.0005%
1992 3,162 7 0.0004%
1993 — 0 0%
1994 — 0 0%
1995 — 0 0%
1996 — 0 0%
1997 — 0 0%
1998 — 0 0%
1999 3,365 6 0.0004%
2000 2,876 11 0.0007%
2001 3,792 5 0.0003%
2002 3,531 6 0.0004%
2003 — 0 0%
2004 2,916 12 0.0008%
2005 2,625 18 0.0012%
2006 2,534 21 0.0013%
2007 2,898 14 0.0009%
2008 2,739 16 0.001%
2009 2,546 19 0.0013%
2010 2,463 21 0.0015%
2011 2,153 29 0.002%
2012 1,518 75 0.0053%
2013 1,204 127 0.0089%
2014 1,109 150 0.0103%
2015 618 405 0.0278%
2016 660 375 0.026%
2017 603 423 0.0303%
2018 630 394 0.0287%
2019 622 396 0.0293%
2020 560 475 0.0373%
2021 606 418 0.0342%
2022 681 387 0.0293%

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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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