girl's name

Zilla

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 293

Zilla is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1951 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Zilla is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in 1918, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Zilla over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 1950s. The striped bar is the 1950s, still in progress — it covers 1950 to 1951, not a full ten years.

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Births named Zilla by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 18
1890s 52
1900s 27
1910s 63
1920s 85
1930s 25
1940s 11
1950s (to 1951) 7

How popular is Zilla?

In 1951, Zilla was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Zilla is used

United States #4,643 7 in 1951
France #5,301 5 in 2004

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Zilla

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Zilla also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zilla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Zilla

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zilla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Zilla

How popular is the name Zilla?

In 1951, Zilla was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Zilla a girl's or a boy's name?

Zilla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Zilla?

Zilla has 2 syllables.

When was Zilla most popular?

Zilla peaked in 1918, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.