Recorded 1992–2021 Girls' name Peak 2018 45 births

Zerena — girls' name

45 babies named Zerena in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s152010s242020s6
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Zerena was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zerena in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zerena

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Zerena between 1992 and 2021, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zerena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zerena performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zerena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zerena 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 45 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.

Zerena at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

45

Since 1992

30 years of records

Peak year

2018

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1992

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2021

Zerena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1992

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20212019201820172015199919961992 5

Zerena by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
24 births that decade — 53% of Zerena's all-time total
1990s152010s242020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zerena?
45 babies have been named Zerena since 1992. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Zerena most popular?
Zerena was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Zerena been used?
Zerena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 30 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Zerena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zera, Zerenity, Zeriah, Zerina, 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, 1992–2021 (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.