Girls' name · since 1896
Zanie
26 babies named Zanie in U.S. Social Security records since 1896, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #42,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
26 girls have been named Zanie since 1896, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Zanie recorded 26 times among girls since 1896, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 1931.
- #42,986 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 26 born since 1896
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanie ranks #42,986 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 26 born since 1896, peaking in the 1920s.
- #42,986 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 26
- born since 1896
- 1920s
- peak decade
Zanie's 26 recorded births place it above 40.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zanie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zanie splits its recorded history at 1921: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1915 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zanie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–1931
- Peak year (1915)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Zanie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (10 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Zanie's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Zanie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Zanie's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1930s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Zanie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1896–1931 (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 Zanie 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.