Recorded 1996–2017 Girls' name Peak 1996 15 births

Zenah — girls' name

15 babies named Zenah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102010s5
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Zenah was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

5 babies were named Zenah in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zenah

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Zenah between 1996 and 2017, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zenah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zenah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zenah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zenah 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 15 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.

Zenah at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

15

Since 1996

22 years of records

Peak year

1996

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1996

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2017

Zenah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1996

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1996)
5
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
5 201719981996 5

Zenah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 67% of Zenah's all-time total
1990s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zenah?
15 babies have been named Zenah since 1996. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1996 with 5 births.
When was Zenah most popular?
Zenah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Zenah been used?
Zenah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 22 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Zenah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zena, Zenobia, Zendaya, Zenaida, 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, 1996–2017 (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.