Girls' name · since 1880
Zula
4,450 babies named Zula in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,946 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,450
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zula is the #14946 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,450 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Zula recorded 4,450 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #14946 nationally today, ahead of 14% of girls, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,778 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,946 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,450 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zula ranks #2,778 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,946 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,450 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #2,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,946 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,450
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Zula's 4,450 recorded births place it above 96.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zula compares
4,450 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Zula's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zula | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,450 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 127 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zula's full recorded timeline at 1930, 23% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 77% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 127 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 127
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Zula by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (892 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Zula's strongest decade.
892 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Zula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 341
1880s
341 births
- 1890s
1890s
639 births
- 1900s
1900s
662 births
- 1910s
1910s
892 births
- 1920s
1920s
872 births
- 1930s
1930s
487 births
- 1940s 258
1940s
258 births
- 1950s 113
1950s
113 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 73
2010s
73 births
- 2020s 73
2020s
73 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 892 births (20% of all-time use).
How Zula 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 Zula's total volume
Zula by state
Zula appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zula's data
- Zula's decade-level peak was the 1910s (892 total births); usage has since declined to 73 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Zulas (251 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zula: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Zula 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.