Recorded 1998–2023 Girls' name Peak 2016 170 births

Zavannah — girls' name

170 babies named Zavannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s352010s892020s41
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Zavannah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

14 babies were named Zavannah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zavannah

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Zavannah between 1998 and 2023, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zavannah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zavannah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zavannah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zavannah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zavannah 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 170 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.

Zavannah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

170

Since 1998

26 years of records

Peak year

2016

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1998

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zavannah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1998

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
14
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
46810121416 2023202020172014201120061998 5

Zavannah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
89 births that decade — 52% of Zavannah's all-time total
1990s52000s352010s892020s41

Zavannah by state

Where Zavannah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zavannah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.9%
California share of Zavannah's total US births 2.9%

5 of 170 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zavannah?
170 babies have been named Zavannah since 1998. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
When was Zavannah most popular?
Zavannah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Zavannah most popular?
The top states for the name Zavannah are California (5 births).
How long has the name Zavannah been used?
Zavannah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 26 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zavannah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zavia, Zaveah, Zaviah, Zavayah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1998–2023 (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.