US rank #15911 Girls' name Peak 1990 13 births

Zenani — #15911 US girls' name

13 babies named Zenani in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s82020s5
#15911
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Zenani was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Zenani in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zenani

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Zenani between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zenani currently holds the #15911 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zenani performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zenani shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zenani 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 13 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.

Zenani at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

13

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,911

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zenani popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
456789 20241990 8

Zenani by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
8 births that decade — 62% of Zenani's all-time total
1990s82020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zenani?
13 babies have been named Zenani since 1990. It currently ranks #15911 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Zenani most popular?
Zenani was most popular in the 1990s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Zenani been used?
Zenani has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zenani?
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.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.