Girls' name · since 2003
Zanai
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 291 babies named Zanai, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zanai is the #7362 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 291 recorded since 2003.
Zanai has 291 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7362 as of the latest data, more common than 57% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #16,186 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,362 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 291 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanai ranks #16,186 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,362 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 291 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,186 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 291
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zanai's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zanai compares
291 44th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zanai's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zanai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 291 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zanai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zanai's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zanai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Zanai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (129 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Zanai's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Zanai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 129 births (44% of all-time use).
Zanai by state
Where Zanai concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
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- Zanai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zanais (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zanai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Zanai 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.