girl's name
Zinnia
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,003
Zinnia is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 174 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 177 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,054 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1917.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Zinnia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1960s | 21 |
| 1970s | 115 |
| 1980s | 128 |
| 1990s | 143 |
| 2000s | 294 |
| 2010s | 990 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 983 |
How popular is Zinnia?
In 2025, Zinnia was given to 174 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zinnia 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 Zinnia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zinnia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zinnia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zinnia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zinnia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zinnia
How popular is the name Zinnia?
In 2025, Zinnia was given to 174 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zinnia a girl's or a boy's name?
Zinnia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Zinnia?
Zinnia has 3 syllables.
When was Zinnia most popular?
Zinnia peaked in 2023, when 177 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zinnia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zinnia currently ranks #1,289 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.