How Many People Are Named Zilla?
An estimated 16 people in the United States have the first name Zilla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 87 years old, and Zilla peaked in popularity in 1918 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zilla 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 Zilla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 87, Zilla is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1949.
- Zilla is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
16
About 1 in 21,422,146 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
87
years old
Peak Year
1918
14 births
Total Registered
288
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zilla
Zilla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 288 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zilla as a female name
Ranked #4,831 in 1951
7 female births in 1951
Peak: 1918 (14 births)
Zilla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zilla span from the 1880s to the 1950s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 85 babies were registered. Zilla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zilla by Decade
How has Zilla 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.
Zilla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zilla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zilla
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zilla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zilla?
We estimate approximately 16 people named Zilla 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 21,422,146 Americans share this first name.
Is Zilla a common name?
Zilla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 36.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 288 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zilla most popular?
Zilla reached peak popularity in 1918, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zilla is approximately 87 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zilla a female name?
Zilla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zilla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zilla Smith, Zilla Johnson, Zilla 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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