Recorded 1997–2002 Girls' name Peak 2002 11 births

Zenzele — girls' name

11 babies named Zenzele in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s6
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Zenzele was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zenzele in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zenzele

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Zenzele between 1997 and 2002, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zenzele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zenzele performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zenzele shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zenzele 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 11 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.

Zenzele at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

11

Since 1997

6 years of records

Peak year

2002

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1997

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2002

Zenzele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1997

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2002)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 20021997 5

Zenzele by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 55% of Zenzele's all-time total
1990s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zenzele?
11 babies have been named Zenzele since 1997. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2002 with 6 births.
When was Zenzele most popular?
Zenzele was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Zenzele been used?
Zenzele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 6 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Zenzele?
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, 1997–2002 (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.