Girls' name · since 1997
Zanib
50 babies named Zanib in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
50 girls have been named Zanib since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanib has been recorded 50 times among girls since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2008.
- #35,149 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 50 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanib ranks #35,149 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #35,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 50
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zanib's 50 recorded births place it above 51.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Zanib's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zanib's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zanib popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2008
- Peak year (2000)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2008.
50 total births across 12 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 9 births in a single year.
Zanib by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (40 births, 80% of the file).
2000s was Zanib's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Zanib births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (80% of all-time use).
Zanib decade highlights
- Peak decade 40 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Zanib by state
Where Zanib concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 10.0% |
5 of 50 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 10.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 10.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- New York records the most Zanibs (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Zanib: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~11 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, 1997–2008 (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 Zanib 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.
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