Given name & surname
Zila
“the shadowed one”
Zila is a variant of Zillah. One Hebrew interpretation is “the shadowed one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zila is a variant of Zillah. One Hebrew interpretation is “the shadowed one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zila is a variant of Zillah. An origin associated with Zillah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Zila is a variant of Zillah. The history of Zillah gives this family its wider story. Zillah has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Zila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 89
- 0 boys · 89 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 11 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 199 as a first name in 2020; 180 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zila’s family of names
Zila has a related form in Zillah. In Greek usage, Zila as a surname is a transliteration of Ζήλα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
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