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Zella

Zella holds the #1733 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 117 newborn girls in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1888 (#219 nationally, 111 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Arkansas (#489 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1733
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#219
in 1888 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
117
girls named Zella

Zella popularity, 1880–2025

0.017%0.034%0.050%0.067%18801900192019401960198020002020#219 in 1888
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1888

Where Zella is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025NH—Washington: #811 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WA#811Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025IN—Ohio: #959 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#959Pennsylvania: #1108 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1108New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025CT—California: #1948 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1948Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025NE—Missouri: #811 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#811Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025KS—Arkansas: #489 (6 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AR#489Tennessee: #813 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#813North Carolina: #1281 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1281South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025HI—Texas: #2386 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2386Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Zella in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arkansas (#489), Tennessee (#813), Missouri (#811)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Zella in the most recent year of SSA data.

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