Recorded 1888–1949 Unisex name Peak 1920 113 births

Zennie — unisex name

113 babies named Zennie in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s81900s171910s321920s271930s111940s18
1910s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Zennie was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

11 babies were named Zennie in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zennie

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Zennie between 1888 and 1949, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zennie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Zennie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1910.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zennie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zennie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zennie 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 113 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.

Zennie at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

113

Since 1888

62 years of records

Peak year

1920

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1888

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1949

Zennie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1888

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1920)
11
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
4681012 1949193819281919191419021888 8

Zennie popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1910 (Zennie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19441910 5

Zennie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
32 births that decade — 28% of Zennie's all-time total
1880s81900s171910s321920s271930s111940s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zennie?
113 babies have been named Zennie since 1888. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1920 with 11 births.
When was Zennie most popular?
Zennie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Is Zennie a unisex name?
Yes, Zennie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 113 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Zennie been used?
Zennie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 62 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Zennie?
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, 1888–1949 (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.