Girls' name · since 1920
Zanna
Zanna has 635 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,342 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 635
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
635 babies have been named Zanna since 1920, making it today's #13342 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanna has been recorded 635 times among girls since 1920, currently ranked #13342 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #10,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,342 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 635 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanna ranks #10,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,342 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 635 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,342 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 635
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zanna's 635 recorded births place it above 85.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zanna compares
635 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Zanna's all-time total is 69% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 635 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zanna's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Zanna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (189 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Zanna's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Zanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 39
1950s
39 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s
1990s
104 births
- 2000s
2000s
156 births
- 2010s
2010s
189 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 189 births (30% of all-time use).
How Zanna 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 Zanna's total volume
Zanna by state
Where Zanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8 | 1.3% |
8 of 635 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zanna's data
- Zanna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (189 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zannas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Zanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Zanna 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.