Zola
Zola was the 1338th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 167 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 365th; the most babies were born in 2018 (278). Over the last ten years it has moved up 316 places. More babies were named Zola in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,338 girls, down 403 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 167girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018278 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,312babies recorded
Zola popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 26 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,338 | 167 |
| 2020 | #935 | 277 |
| 2010 | #3,623 | 44 |
| 2000 | #4,648 | 26 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #12,160 | 5 |
| 1970 | #4,037 | 15 |
| 1960 | #2,648 | 22 |
| 1950 | #1,718 | 31 |
| 1940 | #927 | 61 |
| 1930 | #654 | 111 |
| 1920 | #528 | 180 |
| 1910 | #455 | 79 |
| 1900 | #493 | 48 |
| 1890 | #467 | 32 |
| 1880 | #737 | 7 |
How popular is Zola, counting every spelling?
Zola is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,210 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,338 for Zola on its own. Together these spellings went to 176 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zola | 167 | #1,338 | 1,123 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zola?
167 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zola (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zola born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 50 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zola.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zola?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Zola are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 27. That makes Zola a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zola by state
How common Zola was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (2.4×), North Carolina (2.3×), Georgia (2.2×), Michigan (1.8×), Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 22 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zola: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zola, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zola
How popular is the name Zola?
Zola was the 1338th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 167 babies. Its best year was 1895, when it ranked 365th; the most babies were born in 2018 (278). Over the last ten years it has moved up 316 places. More babies were named Zola in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zola a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zola in the US.
Where is Zola most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zola was most common in District of Columbia (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by South Carolina and North Carolina.