Zulema

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning a form of zuleima, meaning peace or safe.

Babies a year
50
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Zulema by the numbers

Zulema was given to 50 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 106 babies in 1996, making it a 1990s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zulema. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Zuleymapeaceful; a form of Salma or Zuleima26 in the US (2017)
  • Zuleimapeaceful, safe; a form of Zulayma5 in the US (2017)
  • Zulma7 in the US (2017)
  • Zuleykabrilliant, blooming; a form of Zulaikha76 in the US (2017)
  • Zelenagreen; a form of Zelda35 in the US (2017)
  • Zuleikabrilliant, clever25 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean peace

Like Zulema, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
  • Serenitythe state of being serene or peaceful3,543 in the US (2017)
  • Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
  • Harmonyharmony, agreement, concordance1,694 in the US (2017)
  • Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)

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