Zell is a rare variant of Zella that peaked in 1925 and has since faded.
Zell is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Zell was first reported in SSA data in 1898 and peaked in 1925 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,185 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,032 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,110 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,087 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,732 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,114 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,261 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,339 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,516 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,377 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,478 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,238 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #7,290 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,405 | — |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #6,727 | #4,399 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #6,105 | — |
| 1948 | 5 | — | — | #4,199 |
| 1947 | 5 | — | — | #4,266 |
| 1946 | 11 | — | #5,684 | #3,523 |
| 1943 | 6 | — | — | #3,537 |
| 1942 | 6 | — | — | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #4,002 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | #3,699 | — |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,741 | — |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #4,972 | #2,971 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,404 | — |
| 1932 | 7 | — | #3,897 | — |
| 1931 | 15 | — | #3,224 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #5,244 | — |
| 1929 | 16 | — | #2,919 | #4,544 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | #4,722 | #3,075 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | #3,560 | — |
| 1926 | 18 | — | #2,870 | #4,197 |
| 1925 | 29 | — | #1,945 | #3,407 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,662 | — |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #4,373 | #4,902 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | #2,289 | — |
| 1921 | 19 | — | #2,630 | #4,983 |
| 1920 | 12 | — | #2,898 | — |
| 1919 | 28 | — | #2,812 | #2,061 |
| 1918 | 11 | — | #3,022 | — |
| 1917 | 22 | — | #2,427 | #3,215 |
| 1916 | 23 | — | #2,367 | #2,925 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | #2,899 | #3,081 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | #2,008 | #3,758 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #1,882 | — |
| 1912 | 15 | — | #1,476 | — |
| 1911 | 11 | — | #1,543 | — |
| 1910 | 7 | — | #2,137 | — |
| 1909 | 12 | — | #1,288 | — |
| 1907 | 10 | — | #1,380 | — |
| 1906 | 5 | — | #2,217 | — |
| 1905 | 11 | — | #1,237 | — |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,873 | — |
| 1903 | 6 | — | #1,790 | — |
| 1902 | 8 | — | #1,436 | — |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,974 | — |