Girls' name · since 1890
Zenna
Zenna has 529 recorded births since 1890 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 529
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zenna is the #8383 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 529 recorded since 1890.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenna has been recorded 529 times among girls since 1890, currently ranked #8383 nationally and more common than 52% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.
- #11,441 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,383 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 529 born since 1890
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenna ranks #11,441 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,383 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 529 born since 1890, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,383 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 529
- born since 1890
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zenna's 529 recorded births place it above 84.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zenna compares
529 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zenna's all-time total is 41% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zenna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 529 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zenna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zenna splits its recorded history at 1988: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zenna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Zenna by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (137 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Zenna's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Zenna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
65 births
- 1920s
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 137 births (26% of all-time use).
How Zenna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zenna's total volume
Zenna by state
Where Zenna concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 529 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zenna's data
- Zenna's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (137 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zennas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zenna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1890–2025 (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 Zenna 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.