US rank #6178 Girls' name Peak 2022 296 births

Zoella — #6178 US girls' name

296 babies named Zoella in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s102010s1432020s143
#6178
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Zoella was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

41 babies were named Zoella in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zoella

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Zoella between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zoella currently holds the #6178 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zoella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zoella shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zoella in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zoella 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 296 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.

Zoella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

296

Since 1920

105 years of records

Peak year

2022

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,178

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1920

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zoella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1920

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
41
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
01020304050 20242022202020182016201420111920 5

Zoella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
143 births that decade — 48% of Zoella's all-time total
1920s102010s1432020s143

Zoella by state

Where Zoella concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zoella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 2.4%
California share of Zoella's total US births 2.4%

7 of 296 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zoella?
296 babies have been named Zoella since 1920. It currently ranks #6178 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 41 births.
When was Zoella most popular?
Zoella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Zoella most popular?
The top states for the name Zoella are California (7 births).
How long has the name Zoella been used?
Zoella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 105 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zoella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zoe, Zoey, Zoee, Zoei, 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, 1920–2024 (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.