Zelda
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning gray battle; variant of Griselda.
Babies a year
454
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#832
down from #748
UK popularity
#922
38 babies
How Zelda has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #648 |
| 2016 | #688 |
| 2017 | #648 |
| 2018 | #667 |
| 2019 | #664 |
| 2020 | #559 |
| 2021 | #606 |
| 2022 | #669 |
| 2023 | #705 |
| 2024 | #748 |
| 2025 | #832 |
In 2025, 38 babies in England and Wales were named Zelda. In the US, 454 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Zelda was most common in 1905, when it went to 0.02% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
Names about as common as Zelda
Nobody has voted on Zelda yet
Zelda needs five head-to-heads before it appears in the rankings.
Start with names like this one