Is Zella a boy or girl name?
Zella is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 108 girls and 0 boys were named Zella, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 13,250 US babies named Zella were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,858
- Babies named Zella since 1880
- 13,250
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 298 babies
Boys and girls named Zella, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 639 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,184 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,272 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,214 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,287 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,374 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 924 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 571 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 316 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 90 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 49 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 334 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,239 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 702 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,858 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,601 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,442 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,271 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,665 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,391 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,365 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,435 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,478 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,469 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,254 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,951 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,094 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,141 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,588 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,938 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,479 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,853 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,115 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,170 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,881 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,439 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,950 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,805 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,376 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,415 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,713 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,881 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,774 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,565 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,486 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,457 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,795 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,829 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,500 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,143 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,468 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,391 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,970 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,455 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,274 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,131 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,245 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,706 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,867 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,038 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,992 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,410 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,837 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,806 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,519 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,885 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,642 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,629 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,753 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,452 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,444 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,464 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,260 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,170 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,077 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 89 | #958 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 83 | #992 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 92 | #909 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 99 | #891 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 80 | #935 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 98 | #761 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 81 | #849 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 113 | #730 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 86 | #828 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 78 | #820 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 114 | #656 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 113 | #647 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 119 | #632 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 110 | #651 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 112 | #626 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 131 | #560 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 137 | #553 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 151 | #520 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 158 | #523 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 159 | #523 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 184 | #493 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 179 | #506 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 213 | #470 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 190 | #511 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 216 | #472 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 228 | #458 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 235 | #454 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 267 | #408 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 235 | #442 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 280 | #406 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 244 | #429 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 255 | #405 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 244 | #424 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 298 | #365 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 248 | #399 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 265 | #371 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 224 | #356 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 199 | #343 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 186 | #335 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 144 | #330 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 151 | #313 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 131 | #317 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 125 | #315 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 123 | #315 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 108 | #324 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 110 | #323 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 126 | #283 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 132 | #270 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 124 | #283 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 122 | #268 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 171 | #247 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 102 | #293 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 115 | #286 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 128 | #252 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 130 | #250 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 137 | #235 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 138 | #226 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 109 | #253 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 102 | #263 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 115 | #226 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 108 | #236 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 96 | #239 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 111 | #220 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 67 | #258 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 72 | #244 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 56 | #265 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 63 | #244 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 55 | #243 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 50 | #246 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 38 | #267 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 31 | #281 |
Highest rank
Zella has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #220 in 1888. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.