NameTides

Zola

Zola was the #1,334 girls' name in the US in 2025 (167 babies), and #1,229 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Zola as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Zola as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandUSEngland & WalesCanada
Zola as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,334 (167)#1,229 (26)—#397 (3)—#2,131 (10)
2024#1,103 (222)#1,406 (23)———#1,479 (16)
2023#1,120 (219)#1,640 (18)———#1,254 (19)
2022#1,026 (250)#1,685 (17)#760 (3)—#905 (3)#1,415 (16)
2021#979 (265)#1,454 (21)#792 (3)——#898 (31)
2020#932 (277)#2,300 (11)——#834 (3)#1,877 (11)
2019#975 (266)#2,170 (12)———#1,342 (18)
2018#953 (278)#1,977 (14)#809 (3)——#1,862 (11)
2017#1,067 (240)#1,995 (14)———#1,230 (20)
2016#1,291 (186)#2,367 (11)———#2,195 (9)
2015#1,643 (130)#3,615 (6)———#1,584 (14)
2014#1,665 (127)#3,514 (6)———#2,026 (10)
2013#1,953 (101)#2,887 (8)———#2,888 (6)
2012#2,016 (96)#2,969 (8)——#907 (3)#2,601 (7)
2011#2,989 (57)#2,636 (9)———#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1895 at #363.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,600 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Zola is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,500 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zola by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #927ILMichigan: #863MINew York: #1,312NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #721INOhio: #1,134OHPennsylvania: #927PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #1,180VAMaryland: #651MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #888TNNorth Carolina: #780NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #915GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,902TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Zola (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,4107

Zola (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZolaCanadaGirls#2,13110
ZolaEngland & WalesGirls#1,22926
ZolaEngland & WalesBoys—too few
ZolaIrelandGirls—too few
ZolaNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
ZolaScotlandGirls—too few
ZolaUSGirls#1,334167
ZolaUSBoys—too few