Zell

Girl · recorded 1898–1958

  • 1958last recorded
  • 1905best year

Most popular in 1905.

Last recorded in 1958. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Zell.

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Its story

Popularity since 1898

0193818981913192819431958

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 39 recorded years as a table
Zell, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
189819
190230
190323
190422
190538
190617
190731
190935
191018
191126
191227
191319
191417
191510
191613
191713
191810
191911
192010
192111
192214
19236
19247
192517
192610
19278
19285
192910
19304
19318
19327
19338
19345
19357
19367
19463
19503
19553
19583

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Zell isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1958
7
Rank in 1958
#4,890
How rare
1 in 287,374 girls
Since 1898
370

Zell was last recorded in 1958. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1905, at 38 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Zell doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.