Recorded 1928–1989 Girls' name Peak 1975 56 births

Zenita — girls' name

56 babies named Zenita in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51960s61970s231980s22
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Zenita was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zenita in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zenita

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Zenita between 1928 and 1989, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zenita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zenita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zenita shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zenita 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 56 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.

Zenita at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

56

Since 1928

62 years of records

Peak year

1975

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1928

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1989

Zenita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1928

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1975)
7
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1989198819861982197519741973197219611928 5

Zenita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 41% of Zenita's all-time total
1920s51960s61970s231980s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zenita?
56 babies have been named Zenita since 1928. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1975 with 7 births.
When was Zenita most popular?
Zenita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Zenita been used?
Zenita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 62 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Zenita?
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, 1928–1989 (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.