Zell

Where Zell comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Zell.

Zell through the years
  1. 1898
    First appearance
    #1,700 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1905
    Peak, #1,162
    11 babies named Zell, its best rank.
  3. 1906
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,951.
  4. 1980
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

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Namesakes

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