Given name & surname
Tzila
“a defender of her loved ones”
Tzila is a variant of Tzilla. One Hebrew interpretation is “a defender of her loved ones.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tzila is a variant of Tzilla. One Hebrew interpretation is “a defender of her loved ones.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tzila is a variant of Tzilla. An origin associated with Tzilla is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tzila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 0 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tzila’s family of names
Tzila has a related form in Tzilla. In Greek usage, Tzila as a surname is a transliteration of Τζήλα. In Greek usage, Tzila as a surname is a transliteration of Τζίλα.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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