Zella is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Zella means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Zella across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Zella has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Zella is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “companion on a journey”. Possibly a short form of names like Zelda or Marcella.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 13,369 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 11 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Zella per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1917 (298/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (4/yr).
Zella has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1917, when it ranked #671 nationally (given to 298 babies that year).
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