Zula
Zula was the 17280th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 308th; the most babies were born in 1922 (127). More babies were named Zula in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #17,280 girls, down 8,877 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922127 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,450babies recorded
Zula popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,280 | 5 |
| 2020 | #8,403 | 13 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #5,695 | 7 |
| 1950 | #2,534 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,403 | 30 |
| 1930 | #855 | 71 |
| 1920 | #710 | 105 |
| 1910 | #489 | 70 |
| 1900 | #396 | 71 |
| 1890 | #314 | 65 |
| 1880 | #308 | 27 |
How popular is Zula, counting every spelling?
Zula has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Zula?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zula (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zula 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zula.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zula?
About 500 people born in the US named Zula are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 12 and 85. That makes Zula a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Zula by state
How common Zula was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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 Zula: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zula, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zula
How popular is the name Zula?
Zula was the 17280th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 308th; the most babies were born in 1922 (127). More babies were named Zula in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Zula a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zula in the US.
Where is Zula most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zula was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).