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Zana

Girl

Meaning of Zana: Kurdish: 'knowledge'

Zana is a girl's name most strongly associated with Kurdish naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4732nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4732

27 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,288

First recorded 1882 · peak 1994

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 8 babies1985: 11 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 20 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 14 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 37 babies1994: 252 babies1995: 76 babies1996: 51 babies1997: 45 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 31 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 26 babies2002: 28 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 33 babies2005: 34 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 23 babies2009: 27 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 17 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 18 babies2014: 15 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 22 babies2019: 28 babies2020: 20 babies20202021: 14 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 16 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 27 babies
US babies named Zana per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 252.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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