Girls' name · since 1993
Zhana
Zhana has 159 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zhana sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 159 recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Zhana recorded 159 times among girls since 1993, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2016.
- #22,227 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 159 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhana ranks #22,227 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 159 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,227 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zhana's 159 recorded births place it above 69.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Zhana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zhana's full recorded timeline at 1999, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zhana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Zhana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (121 births, 76% of the file).
1990s was Zhana's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Zhana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 121 births (76% of all-time use).
Zhana by state
Where Zhana concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 159 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zhana's data
- Zhana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Zhanas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zhana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~23 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, 1993–2016 (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 Zhana 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.