Girls' name · since 1994

Zaena

Zaena has 15 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

15
total births
1994–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade

Zaena sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1994.

Zaena has 15 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2008.

  • 15 total births
  • 1994–2008 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 67% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

15 girls have been named Zaena since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

15
total births
1994–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Zaena was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

5 babies were named Zaena in 1994 - its busiest year on record.

Zaena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Zaena's full recorded timeline at 1995, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births.

Zaena at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

15

Since 1994

15 years of records

Peak year

1994

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1994

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2008

Zaena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1994)
5
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
5 199419952008 5

Zaena by decade

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

1990s was Zaena's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Zaena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaena?
15 babies have been named Zaena since 1994. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1994 with 5 births.
When was Zaena most popular?
Zaena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Zaena been used?
Records for Zaena go back to 1994, giving 15 years of history through 2008.
What names are similar to Zaena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaelynn, Zaelyn, Zaela, Zaeda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Zaena's data

  • Zaena's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zaena: Baby Name Since 1994 - 15 Births, Peak 1994." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zaena. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zaena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.