Zelmer
The Story of Zelmer
As a girl name
American parents first put Zelmer on the record books as a girl name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 6 Zelmers were born — ranking #4,434 that year. About 63% of every Zelmer on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Zelmer last appeared in the published SSA data in 1924, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Zelmer on the record books as a boy name in 1918, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 9 Zelmers were born — ranking #2,966 that year. About 48% of every Zelmer on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Zelmer last appeared in the published SSA data in 1946, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 52 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zelmer
Zelmer is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 52 births in the dataset. Zelmer's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #2,966. Use the chart and map above to compare Zelmer's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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