Is Zoila a boy or girl name?

Zoila is a girl’s name. Of the 1,904 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Zoila

Recorded 1911–2025 · United States

Zoila was most popular in 1988, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,616 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,904 people named Zoila.

Zoila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zoila’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zoila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zoila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,904 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.

Names that peaked alongside Zoila

Where Zoila is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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