Recorded 1994–2023 Girls' name Peak 2016 131 births

Zhanna — girls' name

131 babies named Zhanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s452010s572020s23
2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Zhanna was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

9 babies were named Zhanna in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zhanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Zhanna between 1994 and 2023, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zhanna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zhanna performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zhanna shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zhanna 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 131 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.

Zhanna at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

131

Since 1994

30 years of records

Peak year

2016

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1994

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zhanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1994

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 20232020201720132010200620021994 6

Zhanna by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
57 births that decade — 44% of Zhanna's all-time total
1990s62000s452010s572020s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zhanna?
131 babies have been named Zhanna since 1994. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 9 births.
When was Zhanna most popular?
Zhanna was most popular in the 2010s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Zhanna been used?
Zhanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 30 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zhanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zhane, Zhavia, Zharia, Zhara, 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, 1994–2023 (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.