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Zola

Pronounced Z OW1 L AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2020
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Zola?

Zola is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 9,143 children — the 1,489th most common girls' name on record.

It is climbing hard: about four times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2020, when 277 children were given it.

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2020Girls: 277Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
Z OW1 L AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Zola

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Zola

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Zola?
Zola ranks 1,489th among girls' names in US records, with 9,143 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,331.
Is Zola a unisex name?
No. Zola is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Zola most popular?
2020, when 277 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.