Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Zanna is a variant of Zana. Zana has been associated with Romanian and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Zanna is a short form of Suzanna.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Zanna is a variant of Zana. The history of Zana gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Zana is associated with the three Graces.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Zanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 635
- 0 boys · 635 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,908 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,908 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 36.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 646 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zanna’s family of names
Zanna is a short form of Suzanna. Zanna has a related form in Zana. Zanna as a surname has a related form in Ζάννα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Zanna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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