Girls' name · since 1998
Zavannah
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.
- #21,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zavannah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 170 have been recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Zavannah recorded 170 times among girls since 1998, 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 1998 to 2023.
- #21,518 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 170 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zavannah ranks #21,518 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,518 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 170
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zavannah's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Zavannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zavannah splits its recorded history at 2014: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zavannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2023
- Peak year (2016)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Zavannah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (89 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Zavannah's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Zavannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
89 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 89 births (52% of all-time use).
Zavannah by state
Where Zavannah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 170 births nationwide.
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- Zavannah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (41) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zavannahs (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Zavannah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~25 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, 1998–2023 (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 Zavannah 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.