Zena
Zena was the 2457th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 560th; the most babies were born in 1964 (222). Over the last ten years it has moved up 543 places. More babies were named Zena in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,457 girls, down 262 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 73girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1964222 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,986babies recorded
Zena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,457 | 73 |
| 2020 | #2,195 | 83 |
| 2010 | #3,815 | 41 |
| 2000 | #3,168 | 44 |
| 1990 | #2,100 | 63 |
| 1980 | #2,068 | 51 |
| 1970 | #1,780 | 51 |
| 1960 | #1,560 | 52 |
| 1950 | #2,184 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,899 | 19 |
| 1930 | #1,534 | 27 |
| 1920 | #1,131 | 45 |
| 1910 | #969 | 21 |
| 1900 | #832 | 21 |
| 1890 | #1,095 | 8 |
| 1880 | #736 | 7 |
How popular is Zena, counting every spelling?
Zena is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,712 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,457 for Zena on its own. Together these spellings went to 103 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zena | 73 | #2,457 | 416 |
| Zeena | 24 | #5,402 | 122 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zena?
73 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zena (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 115 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zena?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Zena are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 17 and 60. That makes Zena mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zena by state
How common Zena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (1.7×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zena
How popular is the name Zena?
Zena was the 2457th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 560th; the most babies were born in 1964 (222). Over the last ten years it has moved up 543 places. More babies were named Zena in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Zena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zena in the US.
Where is Zena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zena was most common in Nevada (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and North Carolina.