Recorded 1991–2013 Girls' name Peak 1992 56 births

Nzingha — girls' name

56 babies named Nzingha in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s152010s6
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Nzingha was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nzingha in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nzingha

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Nzingha between 1991 and 2013, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nzingha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nzingha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nzingha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nzingha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nzingha at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

56

Since 1991

23 years of records

Peak year

1992

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1991

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2013

Nzingha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1991

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Nzingha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
35 births that decade — 63% of Nzingha's all-time total
1990s352000s152010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nzingha?
56 babies have been named Nzingha since 1991. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
When was Nzingha most popular?
Nzingha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Nzingha been used?
Nzingha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 23 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Nzingha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nzinga. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.