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Zena

Gender
Girl
Say it
ZEE-nuh
UK rank, 2025
#2,675 for girls
US rank, 2025
#2,438 for girls

Zena is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 2,675th for girls in the UK (10 babies) and 2,438th for girls in the US (73 babies).

Where does Zena come from?

Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Zina or Xena

Is Zena a girl's or a boy's name?

Zena is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the UK and 73 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Zena in the UK?

Rank in 2025
2,675th among girls
Babies in 2025
10 about 1 in 28,000 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 30% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 10 girls in the UK were named Zena, making it the 2,675th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 31 girls.

Half of all the girls named Zena in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were given Zena or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,781, up from #2,675 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 31 in 19982025
Zena in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202510#2,675
20247#3,381
202315#1,955
202213#2,157
202111#2,478
20209#2,766
201917#1,793
201820#1,628
201716#1,913
201616#1,941
201519#1,684
20147#3,321
20138#3,060
201216#1,914
201115#1,917
201016#1,829
200921#1,449
200817#1,679
200723#1,286
200621#1,319
200520#1,280
200417#1,399
200319#1,263
200222#1,085
200129#871
200020#1,105
199923#1,005
199831#813
199722#1,022
199613#1,450

How popular is Zena in the US?

Rank in 2025
2,438th among girls
Babies in 2025
73 about 1 in 22,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steady down 2% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 73 girls in the US were named Zena, making it the 2,438th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,170th. Its busiest year was 1964, with 222 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Zena than any year since 2016.

Half of all the girls named Zena in the US since 1880 were born between 1945 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 79 girls in the US were given Zena or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,995, up from #2,438 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 222 in 19642025
Zena in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202573#2,438
202482#2,265
202387#2,176
202290#2,123
202184#2,212
202083#2,170
201990#2,090
201874#2,419
201782#2,268
201650#3,229
201558#2,964
201456#3,003
201346#3,402
201248#3,363
201140#3,780
201041#3,744
200933#4,481
200839#4,005
200744#3,652
200633#4,357
200547#3,253
200440#3,627
200340#3,528
200245#3,142
200146#3,042
200044#3,117
199978#1,996
199888#1,771
1997104#1,550
1996127#1,335
199559#2,239
199471#1,967
199344#2,720
199252#2,454
199149#2,513
199063#2,076
198971#1,846
198833#3,034
198751#2,127
198644#2,299
198562#1,808
198438#2,469
198347#2,096
198258#1,850
198154#1,958
198051#2,043
197924#3,333
197828#2,859
197724#3,175
197636#2,292
197525#2,881
197432#2,396
197339#2,064
197239#2,022
197145#1,906
197051#1,755
196943#1,897
196863#1,418
196769#1,316
1966104#1,011
1965142#835
1964222#689
1963213#692
196270#1,323
196163#1,405
196052#1,541
195939#1,764
195826#2,208
195741#1,680
195630#1,967
195527#2,062
195423#2,239
195322#2,235
195220#2,326
195134#1,636
195021#2,120
194918#2,339
194829#1,738
194721#2,145
194612#2,879
194514#2,338
194423#1,741
194315#2,351
194235#1,367
194121#1,750
194019#1,845
193913#2,300
193816#2,021
193716#1,999
193620#1,691
193521#1,663
193424#1,518
193335#1,197
193231#1,320
193126#1,458
193027#1,498
192943#1,119
192827#1,540
192736#1,331
192641#1,198
192548#1,101
192439#1,279
192348#1,101
192243#1,168
192162#942
192045#1,119
191931#1,393
191853#989
191737#1,183
191646#1,013
191540#1,055
191435#1,003
191331#961
191227#978
191126#838
191021#941
190921#890
190813#1,135
190714#1,037
190619#845
190521#797
190415#938
19038#1,318
190211#1,075
190112#961
190021#803
189910#1,034
189818#790
189716#786
18969#1,122
189513#893
189414#812
189313#826
189216#726
189116#669
18908#1,006
188912#757
18888#959
18876#1,036
18868#828
18850–
188411#640
188313#536
18826#813
18816#740
18807#679

Names like Zena

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Anna, Emma, Ella, Lola, Rosa, Ada, Eva, Georgia, Lucy, Sophie, Matilda, Nina

Names related to Zena

Zenaya, Zen, Zeina, Zeena, Zeyna, Zienna, Zenia, Zenna, Zeniah

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Zena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zena, updated 20 October 2026.