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.

Zola

#1,711 most common girls' name of all time · #2,941 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,711
Rank overall
#2,941 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
143 of 146
All-time
9,312
Since 2016
2,375
Peak year
2018 #954
Best rank
#365 1895
Girls Boys peak 283/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Zola 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 167 — 167 #1,334
2024 222 — 222 #1,103
2023 219 — 219 #1,121
2022 250 — 250 #1,026
2021 265 — 265 #979
2020 277 — 277 #932
2019 266 — 266 #975
2018 278 5 283 #954
2017 240 — 240 #1,067
2016 186 — 186 #1,291
2015 130 — 130 #1,646
2014 127 — 127 #1,666
2013 101 — 101 #1,954
2012 96 — 96 #2,016
2011 57 — 57 #2,989
2010 44 — 44 #3,573
2009 50 — 50 #3,300
2008 48 — 48 #3,422
2007 46 — 46 #3,535
2006 54 — 54 #3,090
2005 35 — 35 #4,035
2004 24 — 24 #5,211
2003 31 — 31 #4,224
2002 18 — 18 #6,135
2001 28 — 28 #4,322
2000 26 — 26 #4,530
1999 21 — 21 #5,048
1998 10 — 10 #8,593
1997 6 — 6 #12,083
1996 9 — 9 #8,822
1995 7 — 7 #10,530
1994 15 — 15 #5,993
1993 8 — 8 #9,568
1992 5 — 5 #13,328
1991 9 — 9 #8,603
1989 8 — 8 #8,770
1988 5 — 5 #11,819
1987 5 — 5 #11,343
1986 8 — 8 #7,760
1985 9 — 9 #6,965
1983 6 — 6 #9,027
1981 5 — 5 #10,424
1980 5 — 5 #10,415
1979 6 — 6 #9,026
1978 13 — 13 #4,939
1977 7 — 7 #7,577
1976 6 — 6 #8,171
1975 7 — 7 #7,186
1974 10 — 10 #5,371
1973 11 — 11 #4,877
1972 10 — 10 #5,122
1971 15 — 15 #3,949
1970 15 — 15 #3,879
1969 9 — 9 #5,069
1968 11 — 11 #4,231
1967 12 — 12 #3,853
1966 15 — 15 #3,275
1965 16 — 16 #3,153
1964 9 — 9 #4,646
1963 12 — 12 #3,812
1962 19 — 19 #2,819
1961 24 — 24 #2,479
1960 22 — 22 #2,575
1959 42 — 42 #1,696
1958 25 — 25 #2,268
1957 27 — 27 #2,124
1956 44 — 44 #1,600
1955 36 — 36 #1,741
1954 42 — 42 #1,563
1953 36 — 36 #1,650
1952 33 — 33 #1,715
1951 32 — 32 #1,710
1950 31 — 31 #1,684
1949 57 — 57 #1,203
1948 39 — 39 #1,475
1947 49 — 49 #1,306
1946 42 — 42 #1,339
1945 38 — 38 #1,296
1944 54 — 54 #1,063
1943 63 — 63 #1,001
1942 46 — 46 #1,165
1941 65 — 65 #913
1940 61 — 61 #918
1939 76 — 76 #788
1938 74 — 74 #824
1937 85 — 85 #737
1936 53 — 53 #943
1935 54 — 54 #948
1934 109 — 109 #642
1933 94 — 94 #675
1932 74 — 74 #791
1931 82 — 82 #744
1930 111 — 111 #653
1929 119 — 119 #636
1928 129 — 129 #620
1927 116 — 116 #672
1926 124 — 124 #650
1925 154 — 154 #582
1924 184 — 184 #530
1923 145 5 150 #604
1922 171 5 176 #543
1921 171 — 171 #542
1920 180 — 180 #527
1919 172 — 172 #517
1918 176 — 176 #524
1917 137 5 142 #579
1916 167 6 173 #503
1915 148 — 148 #510
1914 101 — 101 #557
1913 114 — 114 #471
1912 113 — 113 #444
1911 78 — 78 #466
1910 79 — 79 #453
1909 59 — 59 #487
1908 70 — 70 #433
1907 53 — 53 #490
1906 59 — 59 #445
1905 66 — 66 #421
1904 46 — 46 #488
1903 64 — 64 #399
1902 58 — 58 #406
1901 56 — 56 #396
1900 48 — 48 #492
1899 49 — 49 #418
1898 62 — 62 #392
1897 51 — 51 #412
1896 47 — 47 #423
1895 60 — 60 #365
1894 51 — 51 #397
1893 34 — 34 #461
1892 27 — 27 #534
1891 29 — 29 #480
1890 32 — 32 #466
1889 22 — 22 #550
1888 23 — 23 #532
1887 23 — 23 #468
1886 8 — 8 #845
1885 12 — 12 #647
1884 14 — 14 #573
1883 10 — 10 #640
1882 9 — 9 #653
1881 10 — 10 #569
1880 7 — 7 #737