Given name
Zelene
“of the sunshine”
Zelene is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “of the sunshine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “of the sunshine.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zelene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 105
- 0 boys · 105 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #13,184 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,184 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 213 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zelene’s family of names
Zelene has a related form in Zelean. Zelene has a related form in Zeleane. Zelene has a related form in Zeleen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Zelinevariant
- Zellenelikely variant
- Zelennelikely variant
- Zeleinevariant
- Zeleinvariant
- Zelenvariant
- Zeleanevariant
- Zeleanvariant
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