Zena Name Popularity

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How popular is Zena?

The rare name Zena was the 2,445th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Zena, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 560, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1883.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1964 with 222 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Zena was less than 5, most recently in 1885.

Zena, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1908-1916, 1939-1942, 1956-1963, 1991-1996, and 2013-2017, whereas 1925-1928, 1932-1935, 1964-1969, 1971-1975, and 1985-1988 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Zena popularity headed?

Zena's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Zena has remained mostly unchanged for a while. however, the number of children named Zena lately has risen.

The name Zena is quite distinctive but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Zena (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		73	2,445
2017		81	2,293
2016		49	3,317
2015		58	2,996
2014		56	3,034
2013		46	3,459
2012		48	3,411
2011		40	3,834
2010		41	3,808
2009		33	4,564
2008		39	4,082
2007		44	3,718
2006		33	4,458
2005		47	3,313
2004		40	3,685
2003		40	3,585
2002		45	3,192
2001		46	3,089
2000		44	3,165
1999		78	2,015
1998		88	1,787
1997		104	1,561
1996		127	1,342
1995		59	2,281
1994		71	1,997
1993		44	2,767
1992		52	2,485
1991		49	2,549
1990		63	2,100
1989		71	1,871
1988		33	3,095
1987		51	2,154
1986		44	2,342
1985		62	1,832
1984		38	2,512
1983		47	2,135
1982		58	1,872
1981		54	1,984
1980		51	2,067
1979		24	3,440
1978		28	2,938
1977		24	3,265
1976		35	2,385
1975		25	2,967
1974		32	2,432
1973		39	2,090
1972		39	2,055
1971		45	1,934
1970		51	1,779
1969		44	1,898
1968		62	1,450
1967		68	1,334
1966		104	1,016
1965		142	838
1964		222	691
1963		213	694
1962		70	1,332
1961		63	1,416
1960		52	1,561
1959		39	1,792
1958		26	2,256
1957		41	1,704
1956		30	2,003
1955		27	2,108
1954		23	2,295
1953		22	2,299
1952		20	2,410
1951		34	1,665
1950		21	2,182
1949		18	2,409
1948		29	1,777
1947		21	2,198
1946		12	3,032
1945		14	2,456
1944		23	1,804
1943		15	2,445
1942		35	1,386
1941		21	1,808
1940		19	1,900
1939		13	2,413
1938		16	2,112
1937		16	2,100
1936		20	1,739
1935		21	1,720
1934		24	1,555
1933		35	1,221
1932		31	1,345
1931		26	1,499
1930		27	1,533
1929		43	1,136
1928		27	1,587
1927		36	1,361
1926		41	1,219
1925		47	1,135
1924		40	1,279
1923		48	1,110
1922		43	1,187
1921		62	945
1920		45	1,132
1919		31	1,422
1918		53	998
1917		37	1,204
1916		46	1,025
1915		40	1,074
1914		35	1,022
1913		31	980
1912		27	1,002
1911		26	852
1910		21	969
1909		21	908
1908		13	1,202
1907		14	1,091
1906		19	870
1905		21	824
1904		15	964
1903		8	1,438
1902		11	1,132
1901		12	1,006
1900		21	832
1899		10	1,098
1898		18	819
1897		16	825
1896		9	1,211
1895		13	930
1894		14	848
1893		13	864
1892		16	761
1891		16	694
1890		8	1,095
1889		12	801
1888		8	1,034
1887		6	1,145
1886		8	895
1885		< 5	--
1884		11	684
1883		13	560
1882		6	906
1881		6	827
1880		7	736

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.