US rank #7997 Girls' name Peak 2014 629 births

Zanna — #7997 US girls' name

629 babies named Zanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s171940s201950s391960s121980s341990s1042000s1562010s1892020s58
#7997
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Zanna was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

28 babies were named Zanna in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 629 babies named Zanna between 1920 and 2024, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanna currently holds the #7997 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 189 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Zanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zanna in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanna 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 629 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.

Zanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

629

Since 1920

105 years of records

Peak year

2014

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,997

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1920

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1920

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
28
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
0102030 202420172010200319961989195819441920 5

Zanna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
189 births that decade — 30% of Zanna's all-time total
1920s171940s201950s391960s121980s341990s1042000s1562010s1892020s58

Zanna by state

Where Zanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8 1.3%
California share of Zanna's total US births 1.3%

8 of 629 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanna?
629 babies have been named Zanna since 1920. It currently ranks #7997 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 28 births.
When was Zanna most popular?
Zanna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 189 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Zanna most popular?
The top states for the name Zanna are California (8 births).
How long has the name Zanna been used?
Zanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 105 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zanna?
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.

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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, 1920–2024 (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.