How Many People Are Named Zola?
An estimated 4,092 people in the United States have the first name Zola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Zola peaked in popularity in 2018 with 282 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zola 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 Zola paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,092
About 1 in 83,762 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2018
282 births
Total Registered
9,143
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zola
Zola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,143 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Zola as a male name
Ranked #14,099 in 2018
5 male births in 2018
Peak: 1916 (6 births)
Zola as a female name
Ranked #1,106 in 2024
221 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (277 births)
Zola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zola span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,529 babies were registered. Zola remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zola by Decade
How has Zola 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.
Zola by State
Birth registrations for Zola span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Texas, California. The lowest are in Connecticut, Massachusetts, District of Columbia. On average, about 116 Zolas were registered per state.
Zola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zola
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zola?
We estimate approximately 4,092 people named Zola 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 83,762 Americans share this first name.
Is Zola a common name?
Zola is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,143 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zola most popular?
Zola reached peak popularity in 2018, when 282 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zola is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zola a female name?
Zola is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zola Smith, Zola Johnson, Zola 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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