Girls' name · since 1881
Zillah
Zillah has 552 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,141 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 552
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
552 babies have been named Zillah since 1881, making it today's #7141 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zillah recorded 552 times among girls since 1881, holding rank #7141 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #11,145 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,141 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 552 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zillah ranks #11,145 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,141 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 552 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,145 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,141 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 552
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zillah's 552 recorded births place it above 84.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zillah compares
552 Top 43% higher than 57% of 17,297 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
Zillah's all-time total is 47% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zillah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 552 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zillah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zillah splits its recorded history at 1925: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zillah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Zillah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (105 births, 19% of the file).
2010s was Zillah's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Zillah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
43 births
- 1890s
1890s
52 births
- 1900s 29
1900s
29 births
- 1910s
1910s
75 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 105 births (19% of all-time use).
How Zillah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zillah's total volume
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What to do with Zillah's data
- Zillah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zillah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1881–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Zillah 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 August 2026.