Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Zella

#1,364 most common girls' name of all time · #2,364 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,364
Rank overall
#2,364 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
138 of 146
All-time
13,369
Since 2016
1,464
Peak year
1917 #364
Best rank
#220 1888
Girls Boys peak 298/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Zella is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 117 — 117 #1,734
2024 109 — 109 #1,840
2023 131 — 131 #1,595
2022 156 — 156 #1,438
2021 183 — 183 #1,269
2020 124 — 124 #1,654
2019 162 — 162 #1,383
2018 166 — 166 #1,360
2017 160 — 160 #1,422
2016 156 — 156 #1,472
2015 157 — 157 #1,464
2014 84 — 84 #2,238
2013 102 — 102 #1,939
2012 92 — 92 #2,078
2011 90 — 90 #2,125
2010 71 — 71 #2,562
2009 60 — 60 #2,892
2008 53 — 53 #3,159
2007 48 — 48 #3,429
2006 40 — 40 #3,795
2005 35 — 35 #4,032
2004 34 — 34 #4,093
2003 17 — 17 #6,578
2002 15 — 15 #7,047
2001 16 — 16 #6,620
2000 16 — 16 #6,487
1999 8 — 8 #10,347
1998 7 — 7 #11,140
1997 6 — 6 #12,074
1996 5 — 5 #13,521
1995 7 — 7 #10,518
1994 8 — 8 #9,587
1992 9 — 9 #8,739
1991 5 — 5 #13,150
1988 6 — 6 #10,391
1986 5 — 5 #10,917
1985 5 — 5 #10,679
1984 7 — 7 #8,154
1982 9 — 9 #6,889
1981 11 — 11 #5,886
1980 6 — 6 #9,096
1979 5 — 5 #10,211
1975 15 — 15 #4,144
1974 14 — 14 #4,231
1973 11 — 11 #4,871
1972 20 — 20 #3,179
1971 11 — 11 #4,814
1970 14 — 14 #4,040
1969 18 — 18 #3,200
1968 23 — 23 #2,632
1967 20 — 20 #2,783
1966 18 — 18 #2,940
1965 35 — 35 #1,950
1964 27 — 27 #2,350
1963 41 — 41 #1,817
1962 41 — 41 #1,782
1961 56 — 56 #1,499
1960 37 — 37 #1,858
1959 45 — 45 #1,620
1958 44 — 44 #1,607
1957 39 — 39 #1,728
1956 54 — 54 #1,437
1955 50 — 50 #1,424
1954 48 — 48 #1,444
1953 60 — 60 #1,249
1952 67 — 67 #1,159
1951 75 — 75 #1,068
1950 89 — 89 #949
1949 83 — 83 #983
1948 92 — 92 #907
1947 99 — 99 #885
1946 80 — 80 #931
1945 98 — 98 #758
1944 81 — 81 #846
1943 113 — 113 #726
1942 86 — 86 #827
1941 78 — 78 #815
1940 114 — 114 #652
1939 113 — 113 #643
1938 119 — 119 #629
1937 110 — 110 #647
1936 112 — 112 #623
1935 131 — 131 #559
1934 137 — 137 #552
1933 151 — 151 #516
1932 158 — 158 #522
1931 159 — 159 #521
1930 184 — 184 #491
1929 179 — 179 #506
1928 213 — 213 #470
1927 190 — 190 #510
1926 216 — 216 #471
1925 228 — 228 #457
1924 235 — 235 #454
1923 267 — 267 #408
1922 235 — 235 #441
1921 280 — 280 #405
1920 244 — 244 #428
1919 255 — 255 #405
1918 244 — 244 #424
1917 298 — 298 #364
1916 248 — 248 #398
1915 265 — 265 #370
1914 224 — 224 #356
1913 199 — 199 #343
1912 186 — 186 #334
1911 144 — 144 #330
1910 151 — 151 #312
1909 131 — 131 #316
1908 125 — 125 #315
1907 123 — 123 #315
1906 108 — 108 #324
1905 110 — 110 #321
1904 126 — 126 #282
1903 132 — 132 #269
1902 124 — 124 #280
1901 122 — 122 #265
1900 171 — 171 #247
1899 102 — 102 #293
1898 115 — 115 #285
1897 128 — 128 #251
1896 130 — 130 #250
1895 137 — 137 #234
1894 138 — 138 #226
1893 109 — 109 #253
1892 102 — 102 #263
1891 115 — 115 #226
1890 108 — 108 #235
1889 96 — 96 #238
1888 111 — 111 #220
1887 67 — 67 #257
1886 72 — 72 #244
1885 56 — 56 #264
1884 63 — 63 #243
1883 55 — 55 #242
1882 50 — 50 #245
1881 38 — 38 #265
1880 31 — 31 #281