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Zenna

/ˈzɛnə/ · 100% girls · 12 born in 2025

Zenna has been given to about 529 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈzɛnə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 389
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zenna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 24
  • Born in 202512
  • All time529
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Zenna?

Its best year was 2023, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 5388th. The typical living American called Zenna is about 14 years old today.

Names that sound like Zenna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zena0.96
  2. Jenna0.82
  3. Kenna0.82
  4. Lenna0.82
  5. Lena0.78
  6. Rena0.78
  7. Dena0.78
  8. Sienna0.77

Middle names for Zenna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zenna Josephine0.84
  2. Zenna Rose0.83
  3. Zenna Louise0.83
  4. Zenna June0.82
  5. Zenna Pearl0.82
  6. Zenna Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Zenna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.81
  2. Kyrenbrother · 0.80
  3. Jahmirbrother · 0.80
  4. Keziahsister · 0.80
  5. Ayaneither · 0.80
  6. Neriahsister · 0.80

Where Zenna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Zenna White0.78
    2. Zenna Reyes0.78
    3. Zenna Nguyen0.78
    4. Zenna Moore0.78
    5. Zenna Lee0.78
    6. Zenna Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Zenna

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.