girl's name
Zelena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 403
Zelena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2018, when 39 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
Zelena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 27 |
| 2000s | 18 |
| 2010s | 187 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 165 |
How popular is Zelena?
In 2025, Zelena was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zelena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zelena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zelena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zelena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zelena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zelena
How popular is the name Zelena?
In 2025, Zelena was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zelena a girl's or a boy's name?
Zelena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zelena most popular?
Zelena peaked in 2018, when 39 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zelena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zelena currently ranks #6,120 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.