Zulema
Zulema is a Spanish-language feminine name that may refer to:Zulema (1947–2013), American singer Zulema Castro de Peña, Argentine human rights activist Zulema de la Cruz, Spanish pianist and composer Zulema Fuentes-Pila, Spanish distance runner Zulema Jattin Corrales, Colombian politician, and former Senator of Colombia Zulema Maria Eva Menem, daughter of Zulema Yoma and Argentine President…
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Zulema
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zulema is a Spanish-language feminine name that may refer to:Zulema (1947–2013), American singer Zulema Castro de Peña, Argentine human rights activist Zulema de la Cruz, Spanish pianist and composer Zulema Fuentes-Pila, Spanish distance runner Zulema Jattin Corrales, Colombian politician, and former Senator of Colombia Zulema Maria Eva Menem, daughter of Zulema Yoma and Argentine President…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Zulema
The earliest SSA record of Zulema as a baby girl name dates back to 1889, when 5 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 106 newborns named Zulema — #1,510 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Zulemas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,489 among baby girl names with 45 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 4K Zulemas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Zulema
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About the name Zulema
Zulema is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Zulema's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #1,279. Use the chart and map above to compare Zulema'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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