Will my child share the name Zola with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 26 UK babies named Zola per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zola in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Zola becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Zola is at its highest recorded position — #1,229 in 2025, with 26 births. In 2020 it ranked #2,300.

Is Zola popular in the US as well as the UK?

Zola is more popular in the US (#989) than in the UK (#1406). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.

Is Zola a popular baby name in the United States?

Zola does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

👧 Girl's name 💎 Relatively Unique UK #1229

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Zola is a distinctive choice, ranked #1229 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Zola in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

#1229

US Rank #989

About the Name Zola

Zola has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #1406. The name has climbed 894 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.

Zola is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Zola in their class.

In the US it ranks even higher at #989, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.

⭐ Famous People Named Zola

Zola Taylor — Zoletta Lynn Taylor was an American singer and musician.
Zola Mahobe — Daniel Zola Mahobe was a South African businessman and former owner of Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. from 1985 to 1988.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.