Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Zlata

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,756 Trend ↑ Rising 11%
Rank 2025
#4,756
among girls · ↓463 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
29
named Zlata · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 55,423
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
34 babies
All-time total
419
#13,160 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Zlata popularity over time

419 babies have been named Zlata since 1990, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
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1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 11 1 – #14,405
2000s 56 6 +409% #9,884
2010s 200 20 +257% #4,235
2020s (to 2025) 152 25 +27% #4,293

Where Zlata is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 30 0.02 outside top 500
2027 30 0.02 outside top 500
2028 30 0.02 outside top 500
2029 31 0.02 outside top 500
2030 31 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Zlata

Zlata is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,756 in 2025 with 29 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 419 American babies have been named Zlata. Its peak came in 2018, when 34 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zlata stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zlata?

The median living Zlata is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 400 people named Zlata are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zlata year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 29 #4,756
2024 34 #4,293
2023 19 #6,405
2022 27 #5,025
2021 20 #6,171
2020 23 #5,485
2019 20 #6,175
2018 34 #4,235
2017 20 #6,285
2016 25 #5,443
2015 28 #4,980
2014 21 #6,205
2013 20 #6,460
2012 17 #7,454
2011 8 #13,337
2010 7 #14,946
2009 7 #15,229
2008 12 #10,077
2007 6 #17,626
2006 6 #17,152
2005 9 #11,830
2004 11 #9,884
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2000 5 #17,642
1995 – –
1990 5 #15,234
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Famous people named Zlata

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Zlata Ognevich Zlata Ognevich Ukrainian singer and former politician b. 1986 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Zlata Filipović Bosnian-Irish diarist b. 1980 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zlata, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zlata?

The median living Zlata is about 8 years old. Half of all living Zlatas are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Zlata are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Zlata are alive in the United States, based on 419 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zlata in 2025?

Zlata ranked #4,756 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 29 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zlata?

419 babies have been named Zlata in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zlata most popular?

Zlata peaked in 2018, when 34 newborns received the name.

Is Zlata a boy or girl name?

Zlata is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zlata rising or falling?

Zlata is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zlata become more popular?

Zlata is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 31 girls named Zlata in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Zlata?

Well-known people named Zlata include Zlata Ognevich (singer), Zlata Filipović (writer).

Names like Zlata

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