Recorded 1968–1971 Girls' name Peak 1970 47 births

Zenja — girls' name

47 babies named Zenja in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s40
1970s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Zenja was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

26 babies were named Zenja in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zenja

The Social Security Administration has registered 47 babies named Zenja between 1968 and 1971, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zenja currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zenja performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zenja shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zenja in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zenja 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 47 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.

Zenja at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

47

Since 1968

4 years of records

Peak year

1970

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1968

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 1971

Zenja popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1968

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1970)
26
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
51015202530 197119701968 7

Zenja by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
40 births that decade — 85% of Zenja's all-time total
1960s71970s40

Zenja by state

Where Zenja concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zenja
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 21.3%
New York share of Zenja's total US births 21.3%

10 of 47 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zenja?
47 babies have been named Zenja since 1968. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1970 with 26 births.
When was Zenja most popular?
Zenja was most popular in the 1970s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Zenja most popular?
The top states for the name Zenja are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Zenja been used?
Zenja has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 4 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Zenja?
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, 1968–1971 (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.