girl's name
Zenna
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 598
Zenna is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1890.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Zenna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 6 |
| 1910s | 65 |
| 1920s | 59 |
| 1930s | 13 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1960s | 31 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 16 |
| 1990s | 21 |
| 2000s | 77 |
| 2010s | 137 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 89 |
How popular is Zenna?
In 2025, Zenna was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zenna is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zenna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zenna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zenna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zenna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zenna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zenna
How popular is the name Zenna?
In 2025, Zenna was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zenna a girl's or a boy's name?
Zenna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Zenna?
Zenna has 2 syllables.
When was Zenna most popular?
Zenna peaked in 2023, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zenna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zenna currently ranks #6,782 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.