How Many People Are Named Zanah?
An estimated 30 people in the United States have the first name Zanah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Zanah peaked in popularity in 1994 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zanah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zanah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zanah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
30
About 1 in 11,425,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1994
14 births
Total Registered
31
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zanah
Zanah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 31 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zanah as a female name
Ranked #15,754 in 2003
6 female births in 2003
Peak: 1994 (14 births)
Zanah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zanah span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 25 babies were registered. Zanah has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zanah by Decade
How has Zanah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zanah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zanah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zanah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zanah?
We estimate approximately 30 people named Zanah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 11,425,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Zanah a common name?
Zanah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 31 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zanah most popular?
Zanah reached peak popularity in 1994, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zanah is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zanah a female name?
Zanah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zanah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zanah Smith, Zanah Johnson, Zanah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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