Total births
89
Girls' name · since 2008
Zila
89 babies named Zila in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9420
- among girls today
- 89
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Zila is the #9420 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 89 recorded since 2008.
Zila has 89 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9420 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #9420 among girls today
- 89 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zila is currently the #9420 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 89 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9420
- among girls today
- 89
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Zila vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9420
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Zila was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
11 babies were named Zila in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Zila compares
89 22th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zila's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zila | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 89 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zila's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zila at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#9,420
Active since
2008
Zila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zila by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zila's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Zila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 46 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zila? ▼
Since 2008, Social Security records show 89 babies named Zila. Today it holds rank #9420 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 11 births.
When was Zila most popular? ▼
Zila was most popular in the 2020s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Zila been used? ▼
Zila has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 17 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zila? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zilpha, Zillah, Zilla, Zilphia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zila
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zila: #9420 Girls' Name - 89 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zila. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zila draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.