Girls' name · since 1949
Zaneta
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 956 babies named Zaneta, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 956
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
956 girls have been named Zaneta since 1949, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Zaneta has 956 recorded births among girls since 1949, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2024.
- #7,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 956 born since 1949
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaneta ranks #7,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 956 born since 1949, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 956
- born since 1949
- 1980s
- peak decade
Zaneta's 956 recorded births place it above 89.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Zaneta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zaneta's full recorded timeline at 1988, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zaneta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2024
- Peak year (1987)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Zaneta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (311 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Zaneta's strongest decade.
311 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Zaneta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s
1970s
285 births
- 1980s
1980s
311 births
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 311 births (33% of all-time use).
How Zaneta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zaneta's total volume
Zaneta by state
Where Zaneta concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 3.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 28 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
35 of 956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Zaneta's data
- Zaneta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (311 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zanetas (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zaneta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1949–2024 (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 Zaneta 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.