Girls' name · since 1994
Zhania
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 79 babies named Zhania, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zhania sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 79 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Zhania recorded 79 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2016.
- #29,834 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 79 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhania ranks #29,834 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,834 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 79
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zhania's 79 recorded births place it above 58.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zhania's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zhania's full recorded timeline at 2002, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zhania popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2016
- Peak year (2004)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Zhania by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (58 births, 73% of the file).
2000s was Zhania's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Zhania births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 58 births (73% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zhania's data
- Zhania's decade-level peak was the 2000s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Zhania: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1994–2016 (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 Zhania 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.