Recorded 1914–1997 Girls' name Peak 1953 324 births

Zenda — girls' name

324 babies named Zenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s141930s51940s271950s1161960s551970s791980s171990s5
1950s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Zenda was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

22 babies were named Zenda in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Zenda between 1914 and 1997, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zenda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 116 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Zenda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zenda 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 324 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.

Zenda at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

324

Since 1914

84 years of records

Peak year

1953

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1914

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 1997

Zenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1914

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1953)
22
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
0510152025 199719771972196719591954194819201914 6

Zenda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
116 births that decade — 36% of Zenda's all-time total
1910s61920s141930s51940s271950s1161960s551970s791980s171990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zenda?
324 babies have been named Zenda since 1914. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1953 with 22 births.
When was Zenda most popular?
Zenda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 116 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Zenda been used?
Zenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 84 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Zenda?
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, 1914–1997 (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.