Girls' name · since 1968
Zenja
Zenja has 47 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zenja sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 47 recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Zenja recorded 47 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1971.
- #35,835 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenja ranks #35,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #35,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Zenja's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Zenja's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zenja splits its recorded history at 1970: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zenja popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1971
- Peak year (1970)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Zenja by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (40 births, 85% of the file).
1970s was Zenja's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Zenja births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 40 births (85% of all-time use).
Zenja by state
Where Zenja concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 10 | 21.3% |
10 of 47 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zenja's data
- New York records the most Zenjas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Zenja: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~3 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, 1968–1971 (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 Zenja 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.