Zilah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning shade; shadow.
Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Zilah by the numbers
Zilah was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zilah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ziyahlight, splendor; a variant of Zia85 in the US (2017)
- Ziahsplendor or radiance of god13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zivahbrightness, radiance; a form of Ziva6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zillahshadow; shade16 in the US (2017)
- Zirahblooming flower; a form of Zara8 in the US (2017)
- Zelahshadow or rib; biblical place name6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Zilah
Names that are said the same way as Zilah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Zilah, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Zilah
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