Given name
Zinnia
“a brilliant, showy, rayed flower”
Zinnia is used as a given name. One Latin interpretation is “a brilliant, showy, rayed flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “a brilliant, showy, rayed flower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zinnia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,685
- 0 boys · 2,685 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 177 babies
- 2025
- 174
- #1,290 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 174 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,290 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (18). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,703 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.
Zinnia’s family of names
Zinnia has a related form in Zinia. Zinnia has a related form in Zynia. Zinnia has a related form in Zeenia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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