Zenna
Zenna is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Zenna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zenna is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Zenna
Zenna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1890, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 24 Zennas were born — ranking #5,247 that year. As of 2026, Zenna ranks #5,866 for baby girls with 21 births, rising sharply (+48% over the past five years). In total, more than 558 Zennas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zenna
Zenna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 558 births in the dataset. Zenna's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,338. Use the chart and map above to compare Zenna'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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