Given name & surname
Zlata
“golden”·“the golden son”
Zlata is a feminine form of Zlatan. One Croatian interpretation is “the golden son.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Slavic use, Zlata carries the interpretation “golden.” Zlata is a feminine form of Zlatan. One Croatian interpretation is “the golden son.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
How it developed
Zlata is used as a feminine counterpart of Zlatan.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zlata through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 419
- 0 boys · 419 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,756 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,756 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 794 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.
Zlata’s family of names
Zlata is a feminine form of Zlatan. Zlata has a related form in Zlatah. Zlata has a related form in Zlatta.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Zlata has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Zlata
- Zlata OgnevichUkrainian singer and former politicianborn 1986
- Zlata FilipovićBosnian writerborn 1980
- Zlata BartlCroatian chemist (1920-2008)
- Zlata of MeglenBulgarian saint1750–1795
- Zlata TkachMoldovan composer and music educator (1928–2006)
- Zlata AdamovskáCzech actressborn 1959
- Zlata PetkovićSerbian actress and former Miss Yugoslavia (1954–2012)
- Zlata PetrovićSerbian singerborn 1962
- Zlata BizovaRussian artist (1927-2013)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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