Zillah
Zillah is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Zillah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zillah is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Zillah
Zillah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1881, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 20 Zillahs were born — ranking #5,941 that year. As of 2026, Zillah ranks #6,249 for baby girls with 19 births, rising sharply (+46% over the past five years). In total, more than 575 Zillahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zillah
Zillah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 575 births in the dataset. Zillah's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #679. Use the chart and map above to compare Zillah'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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