How Many People Are Named Zenja?
An estimated 41 people in the United States have the first name Zenja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Zenja peaked in popularity in 1970 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zenja 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 Zenja paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zenja is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
41
About 1 in 8,359,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1970
26 births
Total Registered
47
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zenja
Zenja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 47 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zenja as a female name
Ranked #4,308 in 1971
14 female births in 1971
Peak: 1970 (26 births)
Zenja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zenja span from the 1960s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 40 babies were registered. Zenja remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zenja by Decade
How has Zenja 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.
Zenja by State
Zenja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zenja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zenja
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zenja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zenja?
We estimate approximately 41 people named Zenja 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 8,359,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Zenja a common name?
Zenja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 47 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zenja most popular?
Zenja reached peak popularity in 1970, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zenja is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zenja a female name?
Zenja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zenja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zenja Smith, Zenja Johnson, Zenja 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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