US rank #7119 Girls' name Peak 2023 276 births

Zanai — #7119 US girls' name

276 babies named Zanai in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s752010s1292020s72
#7119
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Zanai was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

26 babies were named Zanai in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanai

The Social Security Administration has registered 276 babies named Zanai between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanai currently holds the #7119 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanai performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zanai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Zanai in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanai 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 276 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.

Zanai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

276

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2023

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,119

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zanai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
26
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
51015202530 20242021201820152012200920062003 7

Zanai by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
129 births that decade — 47% of Zanai's all-time total
2000s752010s1292020s72

Zanai by state

Where Zanai concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Zanai
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 4.0%
#2 Georgia
5 1.8%
New York share of Zanai's total US births 4.0%
Even split

11 of 276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanai?
276 babies have been named Zanai since 2003. It currently ranks #7119 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 26 births.
When was Zanai most popular?
Zanai was most popular in the 2010s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Zanai most popular?
The top states for the name Zanai are New York (11 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Zanai been used?
Zanai has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zanai?
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.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.