Zala
Zala is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name Zala include:Zala, a character from the PlayStation 3 launch title Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom Zala, a character from Millennium series trilogy book series Zala Kuštrin, Slovenian footballer Zala Meršnik, Slovenian footballer Zala Lusibu N'Kanza (1940-1999), Congolese politician and sociologist Zala Vindišar, Slovenian…
- Slovene
Meaning & Origin of Zala
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zala is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name Zala include:Zala, a character from the PlayStation 3 launch title Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom Zala, a character from Millennium series trilogy book series Zala Kuštrin, Slovenian footballer Zala Meršnik, Slovenian footballer Zala Lusibu N'Kanza (1940-1999), Congolese politician and sociologist Zala Vindišar, Slovenian…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Slovene
The Story of Zala
Zala first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1921, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 29 births, good for #4,723 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Zalas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,723 among baby girl names with 29 births, rising sharply (+99% over the past five years). In total, more than 301 Zalas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Zala
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- Rozalija
Names that sound like Zala
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About the name Zala
Zala is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 301 births in the dataset. Zala's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,666. Use the chart and map above to compare Zala's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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