The baby name Zelma appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 1975. It was most popular in 1915 with 653 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Zelma has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 312 |
| 1911 | 372 |
| 1912 | 402 |
| 1913 | 444 |
| 1914 | 497 |
| 1915 | 653 |
| 1916 | 633 |
| 1917 | 627 |
| 1918 | 624 |
| 1919 | 614 |
| 1920 | 548 |
| 1921 | 564 |
| 1922 | 550 |
| 1923 | 490 |
| 1924 | 447 |
| 1925 | 570 |
| 1926 | 414 |
| 1927 | 548 |
| 1928 | 532 |
| 1929 | 489 |
| 1930 | 497 |
| 1931 | 371 |
| 1932 | 415 |
| 1933 | 311 |
| 1934 | 352 |
| 1935 | 344 |
| 1936 | 214 |
| 1937 | 214 |
| 1938 | 188 |
| 1939 | 200 |
| 1940 | 186 |
| 1941 | 137 |
| 1942 | 165 |
| 1943 | 207 |
| 1944 | 145 |
| 1945 | 150 |
| 1946 | 136 |
| 1947 | 151 |
| 1948 | 55 |
| 1949 | 117 |
| 1950 | 79 |
| 1951 | 90 |
| 1952 | 82 |
| 1953 | 76 |
| 1954 | 64 |
| 1955 | 68 |
| 1956 | 83 |
| 1957 | 52 |
| 1958 | 44 |
| 1959 | 19 |
| 1960 | 24 |
| 1961 | 31 |
| 1962 | 12 |
| 1965 | 10 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1975 | 6 |