Given name
Zyllah
“the shadowed one”
Zyllah is a variant of Zillah. One Hebrew interpretation is “the shadowed one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zyllah is a variant of Zillah. One Hebrew interpretation is “the shadowed one.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zyllah 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 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Zyllah 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
Zyllah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 0 boys · 34 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #17,289 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,289 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 2009.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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