Girls' name · since 1917
Zinnia
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 2,685 babies named Zinnia, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,288 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,685
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zinnia currently ranks #1288 among girls' names in America, with 2,685 babies recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Zinnia recorded 2,685 times among girls since 1917, holding rank #1288 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #3,857 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,288 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,685 born since 1917
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zinnia ranks #3,857 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,288 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,685 born since 1917, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,857 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,288 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,685
- born since 1917
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zinnia's 2,685 recorded births place it above 94.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zinnia compares
2,685 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zinnia's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zinnia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,685 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 177 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zinnia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zinnia's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 177, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zinnia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 177
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Zinnia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (990 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Zinnia's strongest decade.
990 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Zinnia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s 115
1970s
115 births
- 1980s 128
1980s
128 births
- 1990s 143
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 294
2000s
294 births
- 2010s
2010s
990 births
- 2020s
2020s
983 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 990 births (37% of all-time use).
How Zinnia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zinnia's total volume
Zinnia by state
Where Zinnia concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 364 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 157 | 5.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 109 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 93 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 58 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 45 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 42 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Oregon | | 40 | 1.5% |
364 of 2,685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Zinnia appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zinnia's data
- Zinnia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (990 total births) through the 2020s (983) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zinnias (364 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zinnia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Zinnia 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.