Unisex name · since 2004
Zani
Zani has 161 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,547 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
161 babies have been named Zani since 2004, making it today's #11547 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zani has been recorded 161 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #11547 nationally and more common than 33% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.
- #22,096 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,547 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 161 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zani ranks #22,096 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,547 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 161 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,096 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,547 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zani's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Zani compares
161 33rd 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
Zani's all-time total is 57% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zani's SSA record in two at 2016 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 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zani popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Zani popularity over time - boys
101 total births recorded since 2009 (Zani as boys' name)
Zani by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (82 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Zani's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Zani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 82 births (51% of all-time use).
Zani by state
Where Zani concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 161 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zani's data
- Zani's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Zanis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Zani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2004–2025 (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 Zani 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.