Zilla — girls' name

What the Data Says About Zilla

The Social Security Administration has registered 288 babies named Zilla between 1882 and 1951, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zilla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zilla performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Zilla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zilla in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 288 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.