Recorded 1960–2005 Girls' name Peak 1974 102 births

Zanita — girls' name

102 babies named Zanita in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s351980s341990s152000s6
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Zanita was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zanita in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanita

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Zanita between 1960 and 2005, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zanita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanita in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 102 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zanita at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

102

Since 1960

46 years of records

Peak year

1974

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1960

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2005

Zanita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1960

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1974)
10
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
4681012 200519901987198319801975197319681960 5

Zanita by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
35 births that decade — 34% of Zanita's all-time total
1960s121970s351980s341990s152000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanita?
102 babies have been named Zanita since 1960. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1974 with 10 births.
When was Zanita most popular?
Zanita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Zanita been used?
Zanita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 46 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Zanita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaniyah, Zandra, Zaniya, Zana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.