Girls' name · since 1976
Zanobia
118 babies named Zanobia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zanobia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 118 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Zanobia recorded 118 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2023.
- #25,374 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 118 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zanobia ranks #25,374 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 118 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,374 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 118
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zanobia's 118 recorded births place it above 64.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zanobia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zanobia's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zanobia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2023
- Peak year (2018)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Zanobia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (49 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Zanobia's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zanobia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 49 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Zanobia's decade-level peak was the 2010s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Zanobia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1976–2023 (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 Zanobia 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.