Zulma

Popularity Trends

The name Zulma is the #6,099 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,649 recorded births since 1947. This represents the 21.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 21.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #4,111 (28.1% percentile) for all time with 1,649 births since 1947.

Zulma first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1947 (first recorded for girls in 1947). Birth data for Zulma is available in 72 out of the 77 years between 1947 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For girls, Zulma reached its peak popularity in 1974, achieving the 6.3% percentile (ranked #699) with 33 births per million. The name was most common in 1974, with 33 births per million (ranked 6.3% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 1998, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Zulma ranks #945 for girls (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 12.1% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Zulma".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

1,649

Peak Births

Peak Year

1974

First Recorded

1947

Peak Percentile

6.3%

Current Percentile

0.2%

Peak Rank

#699

Current Rank

#945

Female statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Zulma", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Zulma.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Zulma's popularity from 1944 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Zulma at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Zulma range from Leticia at 91.7% correlation to Bridget at 90.0% correlation, with an average correlation level of 90.4%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Bryan with 389.2K births (100% boys) and the least popular is Juliane with 2.2K births (100% girls).

Zulma's share of births peaked at 33.2 births per million for girls in 1974. It reached its lowest point of 2.7 births per million (8% of peak) in 2019. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Zulma had 4 births per million, 12% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Leticia

43k

91.72% (very strong)

Shan

3,080

90.88% (very strong)

Cedric

41.9k

90.80% (very strong)

Silvia

20.9k

90.46% (very strong)

Dayna

14.5k

90.37% (very strong)

Rodrick

8,910

90.21% (very strong)

Christiane

2,263

90.19% (very strong)

Wilfredo

9,516

90.18% (very strong)

Juliane

2,156

90.14% (very strong)

Dion

19.8k

90.07% (very strong)

Bryan

389.2k

89.99% (very strong)

Bridget

91.7k

89.95% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Zulma

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Zulma. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 59.5% confident that Zulma is pronounced as ZOOL-muh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is ZUEL-muh, at 38.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

ZOOL-muh

59.5%

ZUEL-muh

38.1%

ZUHL-muh

2.4%

ZOOL-muh (2 syllables)

Verified

59.5% confidence

Z UH1 L M AH0

ZUEL-muh (2 syllables)

38.1% confidence

Z UW1 L M AH0

ZUHL-muh (2 syllables)

2.4% confidence

Z AH1 L M AH0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like Z UH1 L M AH0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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