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Zinnia

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Zinnia was most popular in 2023, when 177 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,428 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,426, with 174 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,685 people named Zinnia.

Most popular in2023
Rank that year#2,428
Births that year177
Total since 18802,685
Given to100% girls

Zinnia over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Zinnia’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zinnia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zinnia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,685 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Zinnia

Where Zinnia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org