Girls' name · since 1994
Zanah
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.
- #40,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zanah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 31 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Zanah recorded 31 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2003.
- #40,746 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1994
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanah ranks #40,746 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.
- #40,746 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1994
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zanah's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zanah's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zanah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2003
- Peak year (1994)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Zanah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (25 births, 81% of the file).
1990s was Zanah's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Zanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 25 births (81% of all-time use).
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- Zanah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zanah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~9 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1994–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Zanah 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 August 2026.