How Many People Are Named Zela?
people named Zela are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,136,155 people in the US has this name
Based on 609 babies named Zela in Social Security records from 1889 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
21 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Zela in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Zela alive today is about 26 years old, and 75% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Zela first appears in the records in 1889 and was given most often in 1916, to 21 babies. In 2025, 12 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1889 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Zela has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #980, in 1897. In 2025 it ranked #8,850.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8,850 |
| Best rank | #980 (1897) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,894 in the 1910s |
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