Nzinga
Nzinga is a name with a single cultural origin: Mbundu.
- Mbundu
Meaning & Origin of Nzinga
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nzinga is a name with a single cultural origin: Mbundu.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Mbundu
The Story of Nzinga
Nzinga first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1979, when 15 Nzingas were born — ranking #4,626 that year. As of 2026, Nzinga ranks #9,562 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 325 Nzingas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Nzinga
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nzinga. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Njinga
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About the name Nzinga
Nzinga is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 325 births in the dataset. Nzinga's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #4,626. Use the chart and map above to compare Nzinga's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.