How rare is the name Zina?

5,009 people in the United States have the first name Zina, about 1 in 60,298. It ranks #3,899 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 2 others.

first name

ZINA

#3,899

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
5,009
About
1 in 60,298
This common or more
83.2%
Who bears it

Of the 5,009 people named Zina, 50.1% reported their origin as White, 34.4% as Black and 7.5% as Hispanic or Latino. 99.3% are female. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Zina peaked in 1964, when 798 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
18842025
Peak year
1964
Births that year
798
In 2025*
15 ▼98%
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 5,073 babies have been given the name since 1884. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Zina by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1960s, when it ranked #1,123. The largest share of babies named Zina, 41.8%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).

1880s#2,50414
1890s#1,86274
1900s#2,30870
1910s#3,509130
1920s#3,900167
1930s#3,943135
1940s#4,475126
1950s#2,870362
1960s#1,1232,452
1970s#3,765338
1980s#5,500250
1990s#6,662261
2000s#9,723211
2010s#7,546326
2020s#8,654157
Before 19011.9%
Greatest Generation 1901–276.5%
Silent Generation 1928–454.8%
Baby boom 1946–6441.8%
Generation X 1965–8021.9%
Millennials 1981–968.3%
Generation Z 1997–126.8%
2013 and later8.1%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Zina is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Zina has been most common in Louisiana (3.2×), Maryland (3×), and Virginia (2×), and least common in Ohio (0.29×).

2,471 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Zina

2 other first names also have 5,009 people.

#3,899 Amada · 5,009#3,899 Darcie · 5,009

Either side of Zina

#3,899 Amada · 5,009#3,899 Darcie · 5,009#3,902 Rhianna · 5,007#3,903 Kesha · 5,006

Spelled almost the same

6 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Zina, most common first.

#21,175 Ziona · 482#22,790 Zin · 434#23,114 Ziana · 426#25,678 Zinah · 368#35,546 Zinia · 226#50,139 Zinna · 121

Also a last name

As a last name, Zina ranks #93,963 of 156,621, with 209 people. See Zina as a last name

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