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Zena

Girl

Meaning of Zena: Greek: 'hospitable'

Zena is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2363rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3318th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2363

73 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3318

7 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,986

First recorded 1880 · peak 1964

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 54 babies1982: 58 babies1983: 47 babies1984: 38 babies1985: 62 babies1986: 44 babies1987: 51 babies1988: 33 babies1989: 71 babies1990: 63 babies19901991: 49 babies1992: 52 babies1993: 44 babies1994: 71 babies1995: 59 babies1996: 127 babies1997: 104 babies1998: 88 babies1999: 78 babies2000: 44 babies20002001: 46 babies2002: 45 babies2003: 40 babies2004: 40 babies2005: 47 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 44 babies2008: 39 babies2009: 33 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 40 babies2012: 48 babies2013: 46 babies2014: 56 babies2015: 58 babies2016: 50 babies2017: 82 babies2018: 74 babies2019: 90 babies2020: 83 babies20202021: 84 babies2022: 90 babies2023: 87 babies2024: 82 babies2025: 73 babies
US babies named Zena per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 127.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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