Recorded 1912–1961 Unisex name Peak 1940 144 births

Zannie — boys' name

144 babies named Zannie in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s141930s221940s421950s431960s17
1950s
Peak decade

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

1940
Single peak year

12 babies were named Zannie in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zannie

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Zannie between 1912 and 1961, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zannie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Zannie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 140 additional births since 1904.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zannie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zannie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zannie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zannie 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 144 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.

Zannie at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

144

Since 1912

50 years of records

Peak year

1940

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1912

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1961

Zannie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1912

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1940)
12
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
468101214 19611955195219491943193819311912 6

Zannie popularity over time — girls

140 total births recorded since 1904 (Zannie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 140 births
4681012 19721945193819301925192019131904 6

Zannie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
43 births that decade — 30% of Zannie's all-time total
1910s61920s141930s221940s421950s431960s17

Zannie by state

Where Zannie concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zannie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 3.5%
Mississippi share of Zannie's total US births 3.5%

5 of 144 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zannie?
144 babies have been named Zannie since 1912. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1940 with 12 births.
When was Zannie most popular?
Zannie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Where is Zannie most popular?
The top states for the name Zannie are Mississippi (5 births).
Is Zannie a unisex name?
Yes, Zannie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 144 births, and as a girl's name it has 140 births.
How long has the name Zannie been used?
Zannie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 50 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Zannie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zane, Zander, Zan, Zaniel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1961 (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.