How Many People Are Named Zela?
An estimated 140 people in the United States have the first name Zela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Zela peaked in popularity in 1916 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
140
About 1 in 2,448,245 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1916
21 births
Total Registered
597
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zela
Zela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 597 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zela as a female name
Ranked #15,218 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (21 births)
Zela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zela span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 142 babies were registered. While Zela is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zela by Decade
How has Zela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zela by State
Zela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zela
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Zela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zela?
We estimate approximately 140 people named Zela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,448,245 Americans share this first name.
Is Zela a common name?
Zela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 597 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zela most popular?
Zela reached peak popularity in 1916, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zela is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zela a female name?
Zela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zela Smith, Zela Johnson, Zela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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