Zola
A girls’ name of Italian origin, meaning ball of earth or soil.
How Zola has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2018 | #955 |
| 2019 | #977 |
| 2020 | #938 |
| 2021 | #989 |
Zola by the numbers
In 2025, 26 babies in England and Wales were named Zola. In the US, 236 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zola. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Zola
Names that are said the same way as Zola, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the earth
Like Zola, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Siennareddish-brown earth; the city of Siena1,530 in England and Wales (2025)
- Brooklynnbroken land; a variant spelling of Brooklyn1,410 in the US (2017)
- Georgiaworker of the earth; a form of George280 in England and Wales (2025)
- Landryland ruler; from Landric602 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Zola
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