Zelda dog name
We found 3,225 dogs named Zelda in the public pet registers of 20 places. Combining all places, Zelda is the #326 dog name. Almost all dogs named Zelda are female.
🐱 Zelda is also a cat name (#140 for cats, 4,757 cats).
Zelda as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sweden | #30 in top 100 | 2,785 | 2025 |
| Allegheny County United States | #425 of 51,228 | 157 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #320 of 34,500 | 167 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #303 of 10,500 | 26 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #159 of 8,191 | 24 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #574 of 4,586 | 4 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #170 of 4,375 | 11 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #322 of 4,602 | 6 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #234 of 5,788 | 5 | 2025 |
| Laval Canada | #115 of 2,965 | 11 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #184 of 2,906 | 6 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #134 of 3,446 | 6 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #458 of 2,588 | 2 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #424 of 1,974 | 2 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #651 of 2,062 | 1 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #364 of 1,888 | 2 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #580 of 1,965 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tacoma United States | #124 of 1,917 | 4 | 2021 |
| Port Moody Canada | #88 of 1,280 | 4 | 2019 |
| Adelaide Australia | #228 of 958 | 1 | 2014 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Zelda. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
369 female and 1 male dogs named Zelda, in the places that record sex.
Zelda over the years
Dogs named Zelda per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Zelda
Compared to all dogs, Zelda is especially common among Australian Cattle Dogs (3.9×), Pugs (2.2×), Australian Shepherds (2.2×) and French Bulldogs (1.8×).
Based on 355 dogs named Zelda with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Zelda as a baby name
Zelda was the #832 girls' name in the US in 2025 (328 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #183 for girls in Switzerland, #192 for girls in Sweden, #463 for girls in Italy and #706 for girls in Poland. See Zelda as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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