Zelda has been given to about 16,739 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.
Zelda ranks 832nd among American girls in 2025, with 328 born that year. Its best year was 2020, when 526 babies were given the name, ranking 559th. The typical living American called Zelda is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.