Is Zena a boy or girl name?
Zena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 82 girls and 0 boys were named Zena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 5,911 US babies named Zena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,273
- Babies named Zena since 1880
- 5,911
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 222 babies
Boys and girls named Zena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 77 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 133 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 155 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 347 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 432 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 229 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 207 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 283 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,041 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 343 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 509 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 735 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 411 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 584 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 425 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,273 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,206 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,141 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,228 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,192 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,107 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,437 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,300 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,278 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 58 | #3,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,039 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,463 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,415 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,838 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,815 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,570 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 39 | #4,085 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,719 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,459 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,316 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,688 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,588 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,195 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,090 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,168 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,017 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,788 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,561 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,342 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,281 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,997 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,767 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,486 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,549 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,100 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,873 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,094 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,155 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,343 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,832 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,513 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,134 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,872 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,984 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,067 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,441 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,938 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,267 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,333 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,968 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,432 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,093 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,056 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,936 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,779 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,926 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,434 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,323 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,016 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 142 | #838 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 222 | #691 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 213 | #694 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,331 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,417 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,560 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,792 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,258 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,704 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,004 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,107 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,294 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,300 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,411 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,664 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,184 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,408 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,777 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,198 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,032 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,457 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,806 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,445 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,386 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,808 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,899 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,415 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,111 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,100 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,740 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,718 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,555 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,223 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,345 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,500 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,534 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,136 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,587 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,361 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,219 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,118 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,300 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,110 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,188 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 62 | #945 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,131 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,422 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 53 | #998 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,204 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,025 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,074 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,022 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 31 | #980 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,002 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 26 | #852 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 21 | #969 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 21 | #908 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,202 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,091 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 19 | #870 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 21 | #824 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 15 | #964 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,438 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,132 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,006 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 21 | #832 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,098 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 18 | #819 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 16 | #825 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,211 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 13 | #930 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 14 | #848 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 13 | #864 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 16 | #761 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 16 | #694 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,095 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 12 | #801 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,034 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,145 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 8 | #895 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 11 | #684 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 13 | #560 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #906 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #827 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 7 | #736 |
Highest rank
Zena has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #560 in 1883. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.