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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Zola has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 2023
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Carolina#466 · 1 in 1,791
- Mississippi#539 · 1 in 1,891
- North Carolina#603 · 1 in 2,777
- Georgia#689 · 1 in 3,025
- Washington#761 · 1 in 3,532
Best ever in a state: #94 in Utah, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #466 | 10 | 1 in 1,791 |
| Mississippi | #539 | 5 | 1 in 1,891 |
| North Carolina | #603 | 16 | 1 in 2,777 |
| Georgia | #689 | 15 | 1 in 3,025 |
| Washington | #761 | 8 | 1 in 3,532 |
| Virginia | #772 | 9 | 1 in 3,690 |
| Pennsylvania | #775 | 12 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Michigan | #799 | 9 | 1 in 3,920 |
| Missouri | #815 | 6 | 1 in 3,914 |
| Indiana | #819 | 7 | 1 in 3,976 |
| Massachusetts | #841 | 5 | 1 in 4,670 |
| New Jersey | #954 | 7 | 1 in 5,081 |
| Tennessee | #1,012 | 6 | 1 in 5,258 |
| Ohio | #1,132 | 7 | 1 in 6,708 |
| New York | #1,148 | 12 | 1 in 6,479 |
| Florida | #1,159 | 12 | 1 in 7,089 |
| Texas | #1,591 | 15 | 1 in 10,810 |
| California | #1,702 | 13 | 1 in 12,685 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
15 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1895 at #363 (60 births)
- Births halved by 1957, 62 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 67 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1880–1941
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,894
- 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%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 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 2023
girls
#1,120
219 births · 1 in 7,327 girls
Top girls' names in 2023
More about 2023
girls
1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 7,327 of them was named Zola, which outranked 93.6% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).