Fun Facts About the Name Zula
- More than 4 thousand babies named Zula: U.S. records list 4,450 babies given the name Zula from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zula Mean?
Zula is a feminine given name used in English and Polish, but it does not have a single securely documented etymology in English. In Polish, Zula is a familiar form of Zuzanna, the Polish form of Susanna. Zuzanna derives through Latin Susanna and Greek Sousanna from Hebrew Shoshannah, a word traditionally translated as 'lily' or 'rose.' That Polish use explains the common association of Zula with 'lily,' but it does not establish a meaning for every occurrence of the name. English and other-language uses of Zula are less clearly documented, so their derivation remains uncertain.
Zula Name History & Origins
In Poland, Zula is a diminutive of Zuzanna rather than a separate formal name; it is a shortened familiar form. Zuzanna entered Polish from Latin Susanna, which came from Greek Sousanna and ultimately from Hebrew Shoshannah. In English, Zula is used as a given name; the American illustrator Zula Kenyon is one example. The historical connection between the Polish diminutive and the English name is not documented, and English records do not show a single line of descent. The name also appears in other languages, but those uses are too thinly documented to trace as one continuous tradition.
How Popular is the Name Zula?
Zula recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1922. Its best rank was #308 in 1880.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,280 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #7,560 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #7,631 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #7,624 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #10,282 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,394 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #7,018 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #9,799 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #7,837 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #11,775 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #14,547 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #11,963 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #19,574 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #20,187 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #18,080 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #7,852 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #7,533 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #6,766 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #5,850 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #5,695 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,924 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #6,085 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,466 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #4,739 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,324 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #3,479 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #2,579 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1951 | #3,283 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1950 | #2,534 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1949 | #2,409 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1948 | #1,952 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1947 | #2,199 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1946 | #2,596 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #1,417 | 33 | 0.0025% |
| 1944 | #1,577 | 28 | 0.0021% |
| 1943 | #1,750 | 25 | 0.0018% |
| 1942 | #1,558 | 29 | 0.0021% |
| 1941 | #1,333 | 34 | 0.0028% |
| 1940 | #1,403 | 30 | 0.0026% |
| 1939 | #1,089 | 44 | 0.0040% |
| 1938 | #1,315 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1937 | #1,069 | 45 | 0.0042% |
| 1936 | #1,244 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1935 | #973 | 51 | 0.0049% |
| 1934 | #1,078 | 43 | 0.0041% |
| 1933 | #894 | 58 | 0.0058% |
| 1932 | #1,003 | 50 | 0.0047% |
| 1931 | #911 | 59 | 0.0055% |
| 1930 | #855 | 71 | 0.0063% |
| 1929 | #1,158 | 42 | 0.0038% |
| 1928 | #935 | 64 | 0.0055% |
| 1927 | #924 | 66 | 0.0055% |
| 1926 | #795 | 84 | 0.0071% |
| 1925 | #757 | 96 | 0.0079% |
| 1924 | #767 | 95 | 0.0076% |
| 1923 | #723 | 102 | 0.0085% |
| 1922 | #652 | 127 | 0.0106% |
| 1921 | #770 | 91 | 0.0074% |
| 1920 | #710 | 105 | 0.0088% |
| 1919 | #645 | 116 | 0.0103% |
| 1918 | #735 | 96 | 0.0083% |
| 1917 | #662 | 107 | 0.0099% |
| 1916 | #666 | 105 | 0.0101% |
| 1915 | #657 | 102 | 0.0104% |
| 1914 | #612 | 88 | 0.0116% |
| 1913 | #572 | 80 | 0.0128% |
| 1912 | #590 | 69 | 0.0124% |
| 1911 | #557 | 59 | 0.0141% |
| 1910 | #489 | 70 | 0.0177% |
| 1909 | #425 | 76 | 0.0219% |
| 1908 | #502 | 53 | 0.0159% |
| 1907 | #423 | 72 | 0.0226% |
| 1906 | #452 | 58 | 0.0196% |
| 1905 | #432 | 61 | 0.0209% |
| 1904 | #384 | 74 | 0.0269% |
| 1903 | #372 | 74 | 0.0282% |
| 1902 | #386 | 66 | 0.0250% |
| 1901 | #391 | 57 | 0.0238% |
| 1900 | #396 | 71 | 0.0237% |
| 1899 | #377 | 60 | 0.0257% |
| 1898 | #342 | 83 | 0.0321% |
| 1897 | #331 | 79 | 0.0337% |
| 1896 | #362 | 65 | 0.0273% |
| 1895 | #378 | 55 | 0.0235% |
| 1894 | #348 | 64 | 0.0287% |
| 1893 | #322 | 70 | 0.0329% |
| 1892 | #370 | 53 | 0.0250% |
| 1891 | #376 | 45 | 0.0243% |
| 1890 | #314 | 65 | 0.0341% |
| 1889 | #337 | 55 | 0.0308% |
| 1888 | #361 | 45 | 0.0252% |
| 1887 | #377 | 33 | 0.0226% |
| 1886 | #325 | 43 | 0.0298% |
| 1885 | #336 | 38 | 0.0286% |
| 1884 | #390 | 27 | 0.0209% |
| 1883 | #374 | 25 | 0.0223% |
| 1882 | #406 | 21 | 0.0195% |
| 1881 | #311 | 27 | 0.0294% |
| 1880 | #308 | 27 | 0.0297% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Zula Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have aspiration and inspiration, hope and guidance. Since you are intuitive and perceptive and you understand human nature. You have the power to achieve. Diplomacy and discretion make you a good mediator. You are inspired, introspective, and have a good understanding of the human heart. You can have the ability to commercialize your artistic talents successfully. You are often a mystery to others and to yourself. You are always reaching for something higher, without exactly knowing what that "higher" is. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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