Is Zillah a boy or girl name?

Zillah is a girl’s name. Of the 552 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Zillah

Recorded 1881–2025 · United States

Zillah was most popular in 2024, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #10,361 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 552 people named Zillah.

Zillah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zillah’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zillah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zillah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 552 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org