Zella

“Meaning not established”

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 18,000 girls in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Zellas

Zella Day — American singer-songwriter
Zella de Milhau — American artist, ambulance driver, community organizer and motorcycle policewoman (1870-1954)
Zella Lehr — American singer
Zella Armstrong — local American historian and writer
Zella Russell — American performer

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

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