Zania
Zania is a village in the Tapini Rural LLG of Goilala District of Papua New Guinea.
Meaning & Origin of Zania
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zania is a village in the Tapini Rural LLG of Goilala District of Papua New Guinea.
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The Story of Zania
Zania first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 61 Zanias were born — ranking #2,849 that year. As of 2026, Zania ranks #7,000 for baby girls with 16 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 898 Zanias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zania
Zania is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 898 births in the dataset. Zania's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #2,849. Use the chart and map above to compare Zania'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 .
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