Zell
The Story of Zell
As a girl name
American parents first put Zell on the record books as a girl name in 1898, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1925, when 21 Zells were born — ranking #1,891 that year. About 32% of every Zell on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Zell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1958, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 370 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Zell on the record books as a boy name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 16 Zells were born — ranking #1,973 that year. About 22% of every Zell on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Zell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 213 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zell
Zell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 370 births in the dataset. Zell's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #1,891. Use the chart and map above to compare Zell'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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