Zola
#1,334 for girls in 2025, 167 births · Last seen for boys in 2018 at #12,156
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1895 · 60 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 9,286since 1880
Zola over time
Rank among girls' names. Zola has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,334 | 167 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,103 | 222 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,120 | 219 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,026 | 250 | — | |
| 2021 | #979 | 265 | — | |
| 2020 | #932 | 277 | — | |
| 2019 | #975 | 266 | — | |
| 2018 | #953 | 278 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #1,067 | 240 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,291 | 186 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,643 | 130 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,665 | 127 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,953 | 101 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,016 | 96 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,989 | 57 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,572 | 44 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,298 | 50 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,420 | 48 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,531 | 46 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,090 | 54 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,029 | 35 | — | |
| 2004 | #5,208 | 24 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,220 | 31 | — | |
| 2002 | #6,129 | 18 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,321 | 28 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,039 | 21 | — | |
| 1998 | #8,584 | 10 | — | |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,812 | 9 | — | |
| 1995 | #10,514 | 7 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | — | |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | — | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | — | |
| 1991 | #8,588 | 9 | — | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | — | |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | — | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | — | |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | — | |
| 1984 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | — | |
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | — | |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | — | |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | — | |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | — | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | — | |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | — | |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | — | |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,943 | 15 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | — | |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | — | |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,149 | 16 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,814 | 19 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,474 | 24 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,695 | 42 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,260 | 25 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,121 | 27 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,598 | 44 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,733 | 36 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,560 | 42 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,648 | 36 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,713 | 33 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,701 | 32 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,679 | 31 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,201 | 57 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,473 | 39 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,302 | 49 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,337 | 42 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,292 | 38 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,062 | 54 | — | |
| 1943 | #996 | 63 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,162 | 46 | — | |
| 1941 | #911 | 65 | — | |
| 1940 | #915 | 61 | — | |
| 1939 | #785 | 76 | — | |
| 1938 | #821 | 74 | — | |
| 1937 | #734 | 85 | — | |
| 1936 | #941 | 53 | — | |
| 1935 | #946 | 54 | — | |
| 1934 | #642 | 109 | — | |
| 1933 | #672 | 94 | — | |
| 1932 | #790 | 74 | — | |
| 1931 | #743 | 82 | — | |
| 1930 | #652 | 111 | — | |
| 1929 | #634 | 119 | — | |
| 1928 | #620 | 129 | — | |
| 1927 | #670 | 116 | — | |
| 1926 | #647 | 124 | — | |
| 1925 | #580 | 154 | — | |
| 1924 | #530 | 184 | — | |
| 1923 | #603 | 145 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #542 | 171 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #542 | 171 | — | |
| 1920 | #527 | 180 | — | |
| 1919 | #517 | 172 | — | |
| 1918 | #523 | 176 | — | |
| 1917 | #577 | 137 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #502 | 167 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #510 | 148 | — | |
| 1914 | #557 | 101 | — | |
| 1913 | #470 | 114 | — | |
| 1912 | #442 | 113 | — | |
| 1911 | #463 | 78 | — | |
| 1910 | #449 | 79 | — | |
| 1909 | #486 | 59 | — | |
| 1908 | #430 | 70 | — | |
| 1907 | #489 | 53 | — | |
| 1906 | #444 | 59 | — | |
| 1905 | #420 | 66 | — | |
| 1904 | #484 | 46 | — | |
| 1903 | #396 | 64 | — | |
| 1902 | #403 | 58 | — | |
| 1901 | #392 | 56 | — | |
| 1900 | #489 | 48 | — | |
| 1899 | #416 | 49 | — | |
| 1898 | #392 | 62 | — | |
| 1897 | #408 | 51 | — | |
| 1896 | #420 | 47 | — | |
| 1895 | #363 | 60 | — | |
| 1894 | #395 | 51 | — | |
| 1893 | #455 | 34 | — | |
| 1892 | #526 | 27 | — | |
| 1891 | #475 | 29 | — | |
| 1890 | #462 | 32 | — | |
| 1889 | #543 | 22 | — | |
| 1888 | #525 | 23 | — | |
| 1887 | #464 | 23 | — | |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | — | |
| 1885 | #629 | 12 | — | |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 | — | |
| 1883 | #615 | 10 | — | |
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Zola was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1980–1982, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Zola is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#114 · 1 in 400
- Utah#190 · 1 in 891
- West Virginia#255 · 1 in 1,688
- Missouri#262 · 1 in 1,923
- Oklahoma#306 · 1 in 2,038
Best ever in a state: #94 in Utah, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #114 | 9 | 1 in 400 |
| Utah | #190 | 5 | 1 in 891 |
| West Virginia | #255 | 9 | 1 in 1,688 |
| Missouri | #262 | 15 | 1 in 1,923 |
| Oklahoma | #306 | 9 | 1 in 2,038 |
| Iowa | #333 | 7 | 1 in 2,957 |
| Kansas | #349 | 5 | 1 in 2,959 |
| Kentucky | #350 | 8 | 1 in 3,006 |
| Tennessee | #366 | 7 | 1 in 3,301 |
| Arkansas | #377 | 6 | 1 in 2,732 |
| Alabama | #415 | 7 | 1 in 3,694 |
| North Carolina | #450 | 6 | 1 in 5,089 |
| Illinois | #490 | 8 | 1 in 7,240 |
| Texas | #494 | 12 | 1 in 3,754 |
| Georgia | #511 | 5 | 1 in 6,269 |
| Pennsylvania | #522 | 7 | 1 in 12,752 |
| Ohio | #541 | 5 | 1 in 9,595 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Zola
- 231 spots since 2024 (#1,103 → #1,334)
- 402 spots since 2020 (#932 → #1,334)
- 309 spots since 2015 (#1,643 → #1,334)
- Biggest jump: 364 spots in 1887 (#828 → #464)
- Biggest drop: 304 spots in 1935 (#642 → #946)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1895 at #363 (60 births)
- Births halved by 1957, 62 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1880–1941
- Highest: 1 in 3,894 girls born in 1895 were named Zola (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,624 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 16.4% of all girls named Zola (1,525) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 138 | #464 (1887) | #601 |
| 1890s | 442 | #363 (1895) | #431 |
| 1900s | 579 | #392 (1901) | #443 |
| 1910s | 1,285 | #442 (1912) | #501 |
| 1920s | 1,493 | #527 (1920) | #590 |
| 1930s | 812 | #642 (1934) | #773 |
| 1940s | 514 | #911 (1941) | #1,165 |
| 1950s | 348 | #1,560 (1954) | #1,771 |
| 1960s | 149 | #2,474 (1961) | #3,584 |
| 1970s | 100 | #3,872 (1970) | #5,999 |
| 1980s | 51 | #6,955 (1985) | #9,551 |
| 1990s | 90 | #5,039 (1999) | #9,163 |
| 2000s | 360 | #3,090 (2006) | #4,177 |
| 2010s | 1,525 | #953 (2018) | #1,812 |
| 2020s | 1,400 | #932 (2020) | #1,082 |
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.
Zola in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 6,253 of them was named Zola, which outranked 90.3% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 148,347 of them was named Zola, which outranked 22.5% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).