How Many People Are Named Zeola?
An estimated 82 people in the United States have the first name Zeola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Zeola peaked in popularity in 1913 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zeola 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 Zeola paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Zeola is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
- Zeola is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
82
About 1 in 4,179,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1913
24 births
Total Registered
561
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zeola
Zeola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 561 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zeola as a female name
Ranked #6,797 in 1967
6 female births in 1967
Peak: 1913 (24 births)
Zeola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zeola span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 155 babies were registered. Zeola has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zeola by Decade
How has Zeola 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.
Zeola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zeola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zeola
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zeola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zeola?
We estimate approximately 82 people named Zeola 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 4,179,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Zeola a common name?
Zeola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 561 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zeola most popular?
Zeola reached peak popularity in 1913, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zeola is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zeola a female name?
Zeola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zeola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zeola Smith, Zeola Johnson, Zeola 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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