Girls' name · since 1960
Zanita
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 102 babies named Zanita, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zanita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 102 recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanita has been recorded 102 times among girls since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2005.
- #26,955 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 102 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanita ranks #26,955 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 102 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,955 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 102
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zanita's 102 recorded births place it above 62.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zanita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zanita splits its recorded history at 1981: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1960 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zanita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2005
- Peak year (1974)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Zanita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (35 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Zanita's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Zanita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
35 births
- 1980s
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 35 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Zanita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Zanita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1960–2005 (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 Zanita 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.