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Name meaning & stats

Zulma

Zulma. 1,662 US babies since 1940, peak 1974. Notable Zulmas are 1.3× over-represented as models.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1974

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

1,662 US babies were named Zulma between 1940 and 2025.

Zulma around the world

  • France: 750 babies since 1900, peak 1902

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Zulmas end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Writer1.3×Low · 3 people
Actor1.0×Low · 2 people
Professor1.2×Low · 2 people
Model1.3×Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are models, Zulmas show up 1.3× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 6 Zulemas spell it Zulma

  • Zulema 37%
  • Sulema 18%
  • Zulma 17%
  • Zuleyma 10%
  • Zuleima 7%
  • Sulma 4%
  • Suleyma 4%
  • Suleima 3%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1974)