Zola: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “meaning uncertain”
- Origin
- Unknown
- Say it
- ZOH-luh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Zola has multiple uses and origins: it is an Italian surname and also appears in African naming traditions, especially Zulu/Xhosa, with differing senses. As a given name in this exact form, its etymology is uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Zola?
Babies named Zola in 2024221
2024 rank#1,102 girls
Peak year1895
Total US babies since 18809,143
Zola is rising: use over the last five years is 3.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Zola
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
- Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
- Ailanyuncertain · Unknown
- Alanauncertain; often linked to little rock or handsome · Unknown
- Leiauncertain; often used as a form of Leah · Unknown
- Londonfrom London, place name · Unknown
- Nayeliuncertain; often said to mean I love you · Unknown
- Elorauncertain; perhaps from Eliora or Laura · Unknown
Zola questions
What does the name Zola mean?
Zola means "meaning uncertain". It comes from Unknown. Zola has multiple uses and origins: it is an Italian surname and also appears in African naming traditions, especially Zulu/Xhosa, with differing senses. As a given name in this exact form, its etymology is uncertain.
Is Zola a boy or girl name?
Zola is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Zola?
221 US babies were named Zola in 2024. Its peak year was 1895.
How do you pronounce Zola?
Zola is usually pronounced ZOH-luh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.