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Origin & history of Zala1
Slovene / Slovenian roots
Zala comes from the Slovene / Slovenian tradition, meaning A people from southwest Ethiopia; rose.
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How popular is Zala?
2022
peak year
Today, Zala is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8142), with only about 17 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2022, 27 babies were given the name (ranked #5019 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Zala has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 244 babies have been registered as Zala since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
27
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,019)
(ranked #5,019)
17
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
170
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
244
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Zala4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
Z8
A1
L3
A1
Sum: 13 → Life path 4
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Personality of Zala🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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