Zlata is a female given name of South Slavic origin that translates to "golden." It is derived from the South Slavic word zlato, which stems from the Old Slavic root zolto.
The name is common throughout several South Slavic countries in the Balkans, including Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Bosnia specifically, it is a popular choice because it is considered ethnically neutral among the three dominant ethnicities: Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats.