COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE VANISHED

Zilla
A female given name · United States

BELOW THE FEDERAL REPORTING LINE SINCE 1952 — 74 YEARS

Zilla (F): reported births per year03691215188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 14 — 1918
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

Genesis's Zillah, thinned to five letters. Zilla was reported above the federal line from 1882 to 1951, peaking at 14 births in 1918 — 288 recorded in all. It has not appeared in the register since: 74 years below the line, and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1882
Last reported1951
Peak1918 — 14 births
Total recorded, 1882–2025288
Years above the line37 of a possible 144
Longest absence74 years (1952–2025, ongoing)

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The Vanished · 1880–1943 · peak 1918

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The Vanished · 1880–1971 · peak 1918

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The Vanished · 1880–1968 · peak 1918

Permelia

The Vanished · 1880–1963 · peak 1918

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.

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