Recorded 1900–1923 Girls' name Peak 1900 39 births

Zillie — girls' name

39 babies named Zillie in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1900. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s131910s191920s7
1910s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Zillie was born in this single decade.

1900
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zillie in 1900 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zillie

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Zillie between 1900 and 1923, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zillie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1900, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zillie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zillie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zillie 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 39 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.

Zillie at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

39

Since 1900

24 years of records

Peak year

1900

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1900

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1923

Zillie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1900

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1900)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
5.566.577.5 192319171915191419041900 7

Zillie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
19 births that decade — 49% of Zillie's all-time total
1900s131910s191920s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zillie?
39 babies have been named Zillie since 1900. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1900 with 7 births.
When was Zillie most popular?
Zillie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1900.
How long has the name Zillie been used?
Zillie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 24 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Zillie?
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.

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, 1900–1923 (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.