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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Zola

Used in both girl and boy records

Zola appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Zola by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDZola as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#1511girl rank2020peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDZola as a boy’s nameUS records 1916–2018
#23394boy rank1916peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Zola in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl2018276 uses#36318951880–2020138 listed years
Boy19166 uses#351619161916–20185 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.