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Zella

Zella means “heaven” (Latin origin). 4,399 US babies since 1940, peak 2021.

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What it means

“heaven”

LatinSpelling of Celia

In US birth records

Peak year: 2021

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4,399 US babies were named Zella between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Zella (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 13 Celias spell it Zella

  • Celia 59%
  • Selah 28%
  • Zella 8%
  • Sela 2%
  • Zelia 1%
  • Selia 1%
  • Zela <1%
  • Cella <1%
  • Zelaya <1%
  • Seela <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2021)