Recorded 1969–1980 Girls' name Peak 1976 40 births

Snezana — girls' name

40 babies named Snezana in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s301980s5
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Snezana was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

9 babies were named Snezana in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Snezana

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Snezana between 1969 and 1980, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Snezana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Snezana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Snezana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Snezana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Snezana 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 40 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.

Snezana at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

40

Since 1969

12 years of records

Peak year

1976

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1969

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1980

Snezana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1969

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1976)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
45678910 1980197819761975197319701969 5

Snezana by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
30 births that decade — 75% of Snezana's all-time total
1960s51970s301980s5

Snezana by state

Where Snezana concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Snezana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 12.5%
Illinois share of Snezana's total US births 12.5%

5 of 40 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Snezana?
40 babies have been named Snezana since 1969. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1976 with 9 births.
When was Snezana most popular?
Snezana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
Where is Snezana most popular?
The top states for the name Snezana are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Snezana been used?
Snezana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 12 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Snezana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sneha, Snezhana, Snehal, Sneh. 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, 1969–1980 (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.