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Zella

Girl's name · #1746 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Zella was #220 in 1888, slipped to #15881 by 1996, and has climbed back to #1746 today. Roughly 13,000 girls have been named Zella since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,044 in Canada (2025) · #4,867 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,753 in Austria (2024).

Famous Zellas

• Zella Day — American singer-songwriter (born 1995)
• Zella Wolofsky — Canadian modern dancer and HCI researcher (born 1947)
• Zella Lehr — American singer (born 1951)
• Zella Luria — American psychologist (1924–2018)
• Zella Jackson Price — American gospel singer (born c. 1940)

Similar names: Adah · Selma · Nella · Nell · Luella · Lula

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