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Origin & history of Zilah1
Modern American roots
Zilah comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Zilah means "shade" or "shadow"..
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How popular is Zilah?
2020
peak year
The name Zilah reached its peak in 2020, with 16 registrations (ranked #7207). It had only entered records 14 years earlier, in 2006. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #9491) today, averaging about 12 new babies per year. Zilah's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 178 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
16
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #7,207)
(ranked #7,207)
12
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
120
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
178
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Zilah2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
Z8
I9
L3
A1
H8
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Zilah🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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