Zilla
- Last seen for girls in 1951 at #4,385
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 5 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 288since 1882
Zilla over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Zilla has never cracked the top 900 here.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 |
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| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 |
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| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 |
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| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 |
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| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 |
| 1927 | #4,286 | 6 |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 |
| 1919 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 |
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| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 |
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| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 |
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| 1903 | #1,440 | 7 |
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| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 |
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| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 |
| 1898 | #1,263 | 8 |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 |
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| 1895 | #1,053 | 10 |
| 1894 | #1,061 | 9 |
| 1893 | — | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 |
| 1889 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,036 | 7 |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 |
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| 1882 | #908 | 5 |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five girls were named Zilla! It came in at #908, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1885, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Zilla is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Zilla in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1951
Rise & fade · girls
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1882 at #908 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1883, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1882–1886
Share of babies · girls
1 in 21,569
- Highest: 1 in 21,569 girls born in 1882 were named Zilla (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 257,266 girls born in 1951 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 29.5% of all girls named Zilla (85) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 18 | #908 (1882) | #979 |
| 1890s | 52 | #1,006 (1890) | #1,235 |
| 1900s | 27 | #1,227 (1901) | #1,567 |
| 1910s | 63 | #2,144 (1912) | #2,814 |
| 1920s | 85 | #2,617 (1925) | #3,548 |
| 1930s | 25 | #2,575 (1935) | #3,227 |
| 1940s | 11 | #4,196 (1943) | #4,376 |
| 1950s | 7 | #4,385 (1951) | #4,385 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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