Zelda

Girl name

Zelda has been given to 16,739 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2020 and currently ranks #832 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈzɛldə/

Shortened from Griselda.

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

16,739

Peak year

2020 (526 babies)

Rank in 2025

#832 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -26%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Zelda.

16,762 babies since 1884

16,656 babies since 1954

16,655 babies since 1882

16,640 babies since 1918

16,629 babies since 1897

16,935 babies since 1973

16,478 babies since 1880

17,042 babies since 1966

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