Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Zannah is a variant of Zana. Zana has been associated with Romanian and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Zannah is a diminutive of Suzannah.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Zannah 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
Zannah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 133
- 0 boys · 133 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2019.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zannah’s family of names
In English usage, Zannah is a diminutive of Suzannah. Zannah has a related form in Zana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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