Zella Name Popularity

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How popular is Zella?

The uncommon name Zella was the 1,359th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Zella, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #220 in 1888.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1917 with 298 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Zella in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1993.

Zella, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1881-1884, 1885-1888, 1891-1894, 1897-1900, 1911-1915, 2001-2011, and 2012-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1961-1964, and 1967-1971.

Where is the name Zella popularity headed?

Zella's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

Zella's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Zella has risen.

The name Zella is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Zella (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		165	1,359
2017		159	1,432
2016		155	1,479
2015		157	1,467
2014		84	2,249
2013		101	1,963
2012		92	2,087
2011		90	2,139
2010		71	2,586
2009		60	2,936
2008		53	3,213
2007		48	3,478
2006		40	3,850
2005		35	4,114
2004		34	4,168
2003		17	6,880
2002		15	7,436
2001		16	6,947
2000		16	6,802
1999		8	11,375
1998		7	12,414
1997		6	13,711
1996		5	15,878
1995		7	11,775
1994		8	10,561
1993		< 5	--
1992		9	9,484
1991		5	15,453
1990		< 5	--
1989		< 5	--
1988		6	11,793
1987		< 5	--
1986		5	12,825
1985		5	12,496
1984		7	9,138
1983		< 5	--
1982		9	7,465
1981		11	6,321
1980		6	10,386
1979		5	11,965
1978		< 5	--
1977		< 5	--
1976		< 5	--
1975		15	4,369
1974		14	4,454
1973		11	5,189
1972		20	3,274
1971		11	5,126
1970		14	4,246
1969		18	3,317
1968		23	2,705
1967		20	2,867
1966		18	3,036
1965		35	1,992
1964		27	2,411
1963		41	1,837
1962		41	1,806
1961		56	1,518
1960		37	1,883
1959		45	1,644
1958		44	1,630
1957		39	1,754
1956		54	1,453
1955		50	1,446
1954		48	1,463
1953		59	1,275
1952		68	1,155
1951		75	1,078
1950		89	958
1949		83	992
1948		92	909
1947		99	891
1946		80	935
1945		98	761
1944		81	849
1943		113	731
1942		86	828
1941		78	820
1940		114	656
1939		113	647
1938		119	632
1937		110	651
1936		112	626
1935		131	560
1934		137	553
1933		151	520
1932		158	523
1931		159	523
1930		184	492
1929		179	506
1928		213	470
1927		190	511
1926		216	472
1925		228	458
1924		235	454
1923		267	408
1922		235	442
1921		280	406
1920		244	429
1919		255	405
1918		244	424
1917		298	365
1916		248	399
1915		265	371
1914		224	356
1913		199	343
1912		186	335
1911		144	330
1910		151	313
1909		131	317
1908		125	315
1907		123	315
1906		108	324
1905		110	323
1904		126	283
1903		132	270
1902		124	283
1901		122	268
1900		171	247
1899		102	293
1898		115	286
1897		128	252
1896		130	250
1895		137	235
1894		138	226
1893		109	253
1892		102	263
1891		115	226
1890		108	236
1889		96	239
1888		111	220
1887		67	258
1886		72	244
1885		56	265
1884		63	244
1883		55	243
1882		50	246
1881		38	267
1880		31	281

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.