Zitlali
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- seet-LAH-lee
Zitlali is a girls' name, meaning “star”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zitlali mean?
Spelling of Zitlaly; Nahuatl, spelling of Citlali 'star'
“star”
Mexican Spanish spelling of Citlali, from the Nahuatl word citlalli, 'star'.
Meaning borrowed from Zitlaly.
Is Zitlali a girl's or a boy's name?
Zitlali is a girls' name.
How popular is Zitlali in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Zitlali in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zitlali in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7,779 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,541 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 29 | #4,942 |
| 2006 | 37 | #3,991 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4,369 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 30 | #4,303 |
| 2002 | 32 | #3,974 |
| 2001 | 29 | #4,205 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,020 |
| 1999 | 18 | #5,655 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
Names like Zitlali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amari Nayeli Imani Anahi Yareli Alani Zaria Zariah Zuri Amani Sarahi Nyomi
Names related to Zitlali
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zitlali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zitlali, updated 20 October 2026.