Girls' name · since 1983
Zania
Zania has 886 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,796 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 886
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zania is the #5796 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 886 recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Zania recorded 886 times among girls since 1983, holding rank #5796 nationally today, ahead of 66% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #8,165 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,796 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 886 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zania ranks #8,165 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,796 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 886 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,165 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,796 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 886
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zania's 886 recorded births place it above 88.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Zania compares
886 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Zania's all-time total is 136% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zania | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 886 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zania's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Zania by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (412 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Zania's strongest decade.
412 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Zania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 95
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
412 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s 113
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 412 births (47% of all-time use).
How Zania 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 Zania's total volume
Zania by state
Where Zania concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 17 | 1.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 9 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Texas | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #7 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.6% |
17 of 886 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Zania appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zania's data
- Zania's decade-level peak was the 2000s (412 total births); usage has since declined to 113 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Zanias (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Zania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Zania 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.