Female name
Zulema
4,062 births (United States, 1880–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 6.
Origin
From Arabic سليمة (Sulayma), and this a feminine of Arabic سليمان, from Arabic سلام, from Proto-Semitic *šalām-.Translated by Arcanes from the Spanish Wikcionario, entry “Zulema”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In the United States
Peak in 1996: 106 births. 4,062 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1970s to the 2020s. It really came into use around 1927. It is still given: 354 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 419 | 2012–2023 | — |
Source: RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
8 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 1 = 24 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
3 + 5 + 1 = 9
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
8 + 3 + 4 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 6, 7, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.