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Origin & history of Zelma1
English / German / Germanic roots
Zelma comes from the English / German / Germanic tradition, meaning Protective Like God's Helmet.
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How popular is Zelma?
1919
peak year
Zelma reached its widest reach during the 1910s. In 1919, 488 babies received the name (ranked #287). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9120), with about 13 babies given the name annually. Zelma's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 16,919 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
488
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #287)
(ranked #287)
13
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
130
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
16,919
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Zelma3
Life path number
The Creator
Creativity, joy and self-expression.
✨Creative
😄Joyful
🗣️Communicator
🌈Optimistic
Z8
E5
L3
M4
A1
Sum: 21 → Life path 3
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Personality of Zelma✨
Bright & creative
Imaginative, expressive, endlessly inventive.
😊
Magnetic warmth
Their laugh is contagious. People love being near them.
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Eternal optimist
Even in dark moments they find the light.
🗣️
Storyteller
They can describe anything and make it fascinating.
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