Given name & surname
Zoila
“one who is active”·“a piece of earth”·“one who is quiet and tranquil”
In Spanish use, Zoila is a feminine form of Zoilo. One Greek interpretation is “one who is active.” Zoila is a variant of Zola. Interpretations include “a piece of earth” and “one who is quiet and tranquil”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Zoila is a feminine form of Zoilo. One Greek interpretation is “one who is active.” Zoila is a variant of Zola. Interpretations include “a piece of earth” and “one who is quiet and tranquil”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Zoila is a feminine form of Zoilo. An origin associated with Zoilo is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Zoila is a feminine form of Zoilo.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zoila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,904
- 0 boys · 1,904 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,916 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,916 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,487 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.
Zoila’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Zoila is a feminine form of Zoilo. Zoila has a related form in Zola.
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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Zoila
- Yma SumacPeruvian-American singer (1922–2008)
- Aurora CáceresPeruvian writer1877–1958
- Zoila Barrosfemale Cuban volleyball playerborn 1976
- Zoila Ugarte de LandívarEcuadorian writer, journalist, suffragist, and feminist1864–1969
- Lourdes MendozaPeruvian businesswoman and politician1958–2024
- Zoila Águila AlmeidaCuban revolutionary combatant and political prisoner1939–2021
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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