How Many People Are Named Zella?
people named Zella are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 81,474 people in the US has this name
Based on 13,369 babies named Zella in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
298 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German diminutive of MARCELLA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Zella in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Zella alive today is about 37 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Zella first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1917, to 298 babies. In 2025, 117 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Zella has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #220, in 1888. In 2025 it ranked #1,746.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,746 |
| Best rank | #220 (1888) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #456 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Zella alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Zella were born in Texas than in any other state: about 222 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Zella was given 4.7 times as often in Kentucky, 3.5 times in Oklahoma and 2.8 times in West Virginia.
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