Recorded 1994–2003 Girls' name Peak 1994 31 births

Zanah — girls' name

31 babies named Zanah 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.

1990s252000s6
1990s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Zanah was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

14 babies were named Zanah in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanah

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Zanah between 1994 and 2003, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zanah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanah 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 31 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.

Zanah at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

31

Since 1994

10 years of records

Peak year

1994

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1994

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2003

Zanah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1994

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
46810121416 2003199719961994 14

Zanah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
25 births that decade — 81% of Zanah's all-time total
1990s252000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanah?
31 babies have been named Zanah since 1994. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Zanah most popular?
Zanah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Zanah been used?
Zanah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 10 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Zanah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaniyah, Zandra, Zaniya, Zana, 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, 1994–2003 (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.