US Popularity:15668
Origin:German
Meaning:God's helmet
Zelma is a girl’s name of German origin. Possibly a variant of Anselma or Selma, it’s interpreted as “God’s helmet.” It’s also quite possible that Zelma Davis, the multi-award-winning, Liberan-born American musician, helped put this moniker on the map with her popular dance hits. Whether you like grooving to a fellow Liberian’s tunes or you’d want to keep baby out of harm’s way, you can take comfort in Zelma either way.

Zelma Name Popularity Data

U.S. Births

Overall:Zelma is currently #15668 in U.S. births
Girl:Zelma is currently #10224 in U.S. births

Yearly Ranking Change:

Year:
2022
#15668
in 2022
- 1090
from 2021
In comparison to the previous year's data
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