Zina
A short form of the Greek Zenaida and the Russian Zinaida, names formed from Zeus and understood as referring to the god or his lineage.
Zina in 2025
Zina was given to 15 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 12,910th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 221,023 babies born.
The history of Zina
Zina reached its highest point in 1964, when 798 babies were given the name, ranking 607th that year.
Across the 142 years of records since 1884, 5,073 babies have been named Zina. Half of them were born before 1964, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Zina by decade
| Decade | Babies named Zina | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14 | 1,687 |
| 1890s | 74 | 1,530 |
| 1900s | 70 | 1,669 |
| 1910s | 130 | 2,934 |
| 1920s | 167 | 3,179 |
| 1930s | 135 | 3,435 |
| 1940s | 126 | 3,923 |
| 1950s | 362 | 2,459 |
| 1960s | 2,452 | 607 |
| 1970s | 338 | 2,667 |
| 1980s | 250 | 4,927 |
| 1990s | 261 | 3,849 |
| 2000s | 211 | 8,467 |
| 2010s | 326 | 5,232 |
| 2020s | 157 | 6,906 |
Where Zina is heading
Zina has fallen 40% over the past decade, from 25 babies in 2015 to 15 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1964 peak — Zina is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Zina
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Zina.