Is Zola a boy or girl name?
Zola is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 221 girls and 0 boys were named Zola, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 9,143 US babies named Zola were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,106
- Babies named Zola since 1880
- 9,143
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 282 babies
Boys and girls named Zola, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 138 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 442 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 579 | 100% |
| 1910s | 11 | 1,285 | 99.2% |
| 1920s | 10 | 1,493 | 99.3% |
| 1930s | 0 | 812 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 514 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 348 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 149 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 100 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 90 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 360 | 100% |
| 2010s | 5 | 1,524 | 99.7% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,232 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,106 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,120 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,028 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 265 | #981 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 277 | #933 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 266 | #977 |
| 2018 | 5 | #14,099 | 277 | #955 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,068 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,293 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,654 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,673 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,967 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,027 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,013 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,622 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,360 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,474 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,599 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,134 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,117 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,376 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,306 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,389 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,445 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,648 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,218 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,257 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,718 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,578 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,779 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,317 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,587 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,607 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,333 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,678 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,880 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,260 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,520 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,273 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,193 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,161 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,204 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,213 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,441 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,283 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,776 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,190 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,476 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,122 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,453 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,487 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,050 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,261 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,922 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,540 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,648 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,719 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,319 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,166 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,616 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,773 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,584 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,670 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,745 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,739 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,718 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,209 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,498 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,317 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,359 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,311 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,071 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,004 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,179 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 65 | #917 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 61 | #927 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 76 | #789 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 74 | #825 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 85 | #739 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 53 | #950 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 54 | #953 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 109 | #643 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 94 | #677 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 74 | #794 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 82 | #747 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 111 | #654 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 119 | #637 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 129 | #621 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 116 | #674 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 124 | #651 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 154 | #582 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 184 | #531 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,903 | 145 | #606 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,966 | 171 | #547 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 171 | #543 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 180 | #528 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 172 | #519 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 176 | #525 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,602 | 137 | #581 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,897 | 167 | #505 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 148 | #512 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 101 | #561 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 114 | #471 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 113 | #444 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 78 | #466 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 79 | #455 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 59 | #487 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 70 | #435 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 53 | #496 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 59 | #446 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 66 | #422 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 46 | #490 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 64 | #399 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 58 | #406 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 56 | #396 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 48 | #493 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 49 | #420 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 62 | #392 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 51 | #413 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 47 | #423 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 60 | #365 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 51 | #397 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 34 | #463 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 27 | #539 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 29 | #482 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 32 | #467 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 22 | #554 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 23 | #532 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 23 | #470 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 8 | #896 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 12 | #657 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 14 | #582 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 10 | #650 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 9 | #677 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 10 | #581 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 7 | #737 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zola reached #3,897 in 1916. As a girl name, it reached #365 in 1895. 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 2010s, 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.