Given name
Zillah
“the shadowed one”
Zillah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “the shadowed one.”
Original Hebrewצלה
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “the shadowed one.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
The name has a place in biblical naming traditions.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Zillah appears in Genesis 4:19.
From biblical name research
Zillah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 552
- 0 boys · 552 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,485 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,485 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 277 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zillah’s family of names
Zillah has a related form in Zila. Zillah has a related form in Zyla. Zillah has a related form in Zilla.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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