Zella

“Meaning not established”

Girl's name · #1733 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Zella has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #219 (1888) · 13,369 babies named Zella all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

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

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