Zinnia
Zinnia is a genus of plants of the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are notable for their solitary long-stemmed 12-petal flowers that come in a variety of bright colors. The genus name honors 18th-century German scientist Johann Gottfried Zinn.
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Meaning & Origin of Zinnia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zinnia is a genus of plants of the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are notable for their solitary long-stemmed 12-petal flowers that come in a variety of bright colors. The genus name honors 18th-century German scientist Johann Gottfried Zinn.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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Etymology
The Story of Zinnia
American parents first put Zinnia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1917, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 184 Zinnias were born — ranking #1,257 that year. About 41% of every Zinnia on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zinnia ranks #1,257 for baby girls with 184 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Zinnia
Zinnia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Zinnia's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,257. Use the chart and map above to compare Zinnia'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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