girl's name

Zenya

ZEN-yuh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 218

Zenya is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2015, when 16 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1998.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Zenya Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

79
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Zenya by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 7
2000s 53
2010s 79
2020s (to 2025) 54

How Popular Is Zenya?

In 2025, Zenya was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Zenya Is Used

Canada #3,333 5 in 2011
England & Wales #6,464 3 in 2023
United States #11,054 8 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Zenya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Zenya Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zenya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Zenya

  • English ZEN-yuh

Sibling Names for Zenya

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Zenya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Zenya

How popular is the name Zenya?

In 2025, Zenya was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Zenya a girl's or a boy's name?

Zenya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Zenya?

Zenya has 2 syllables.

When was Zenya most popular?

Zenya peaked in 2015, when 16 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Zenya a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zenya currently ranks #11,054 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.