Girls' name · since 1911
Zoila
Zoila has 1,904 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,747 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,904
- born since 1911
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zoila is the #5747 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,904 recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Zoila recorded 1,904 times among girls since 1911, holding rank #5747 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #4,847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,747 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,904 born since 1911
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoila ranks #4,847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,747 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,904 born since 1911, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,747 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,904
- born since 1911
- 1980s
- peak decade
Zoila's 1,904 recorded births place it above 93.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zoila compares
1,904 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Zoila's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zoila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,904 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zoila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zoila splits its recorded history at 1970: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1911 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zoila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Zoila by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (272 births, 14% of the file).
1980s was Zoila's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Zoila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 45
1910s
45 births
- 1920s 104
1920s
104 births
- 1930s 105
1930s
105 births
- 1940s 84
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
123 births
- 1960s
1960s
160 births
- 1970s
1970s
227 births
- 1980s
1980s
272 births
- 1990s
1990s
269 births
- 2000s
2000s
202 births
- 2010s
2010s
199 births
- 2020s
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 272 births (14% of all-time use).
How Zoila 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 Zoila's total volume
Zoila by state
Where Zoila concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 378 | 19.9% |
| #2 | California | | 347 | 18.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 87 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.3% |
378 of 1,904 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Zoila's data
- Zoila's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (272 total births) through the 2020s (114) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zoilas (378 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zoila
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zoila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1911–2025 (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 Zoila 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.