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Zala

100% girls · 31 born in 2025

Zala has been given to about 275 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 262
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zala per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 31
  • Born in 202531
  • All time275
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Zala?

Its best year was 2025, when 31 babies were given the name, ranking 4543rd. The typical living American called Zala is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Zala

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kala0.81
  2. Nala0.81
  3. Calla0.78
  4. Zara0.75
  5. Salma0.75
  6. Zola0.74
  7. Sara0.70
  8. Zula0.74

Middle names for Zala

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zala Josephine0.84
  2. Zala Rose0.83
  3. Zala Louise0.83
  4. Zala June0.82
  5. Zala Pearl0.82
  6. Zala Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Zala

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Azaiahbrother · 0.87
  2. Oziasbrother · 0.87
  3. Matheobrother · 0.87
  4. Kiyomisister · 0.86
  5. Alarasister · 0.86
  6. Laylanisister · 0.86

Where Zala is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zala White0.78
  2. Zala Reyes0.78
  3. Zala Nguyen0.78
  4. Zala Moore0.78
  5. Zala Lee0.78
  6. Zala Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zala

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025

Zala across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.