Recorded 1994–2009 Girls' name Peak 1994 19 births

Zahna — girls' name

19 babies named Zahna in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s5
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Zahna was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

9 babies were named Zahna in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zahna

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Zahna between 1994 and 2009, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zahna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zahna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zahna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zahna 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 19 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.

Zahna at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

19

Since 1994

16 years of records

Peak year

1994

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1994

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2009

Zahna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1994

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1994)
9
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
45678910 200919961994 9

Zahna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
14 births that decade — 74% of Zahna's all-time total
1990s142000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zahna?
19 babies have been named Zahna since 1994. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1994 with 9 births.
When was Zahna most popular?
Zahna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Zahna been used?
Zahna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 16 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Zahna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zahra, Zahara, Zahira, Zahraa, and 4 more. 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, 1994–2009 (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.