US rank #5951 Girls' name Peak 2024 537 births

Zillah — #5951 US girls' name

537 babies named Zillah in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s431890s521900s291910s751920s801950s61980s51990s102000s592010s1052020s73
#5951
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Zillah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

20 babies were named Zillah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zillah

The Social Security Administration has registered 537 babies named Zillah between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zillah currently holds the #5951 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zillah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Zillah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zillah 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 537 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.

Zillah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

537

Since 1881

144 years of records

Peak year

2024

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,951

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1881

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zillah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
20
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
0510152025 202420162007195119211913189718881881 7

Zillah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
105 births that decade — 20% of Zillah's all-time total
1880s431890s521900s291910s751920s801950s61980s51990s102000s592010s1052020s73

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zillah?
537 babies have been named Zillah since 1881. It currently ranks #5951 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 20 births.
When was Zillah most popular?
Zillah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Zillah been used?
Zillah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 144 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zillah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zilpha, Zilla, Zilphia, Zilah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1881–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.