Given name
Zynia
“a brilliant, showy, rayed flower”
Zynia is a variant of Zinnia. One Latin interpretation is “a brilliant, showy, rayed flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zynia is a variant of Zinnia. One Latin interpretation is “a brilliant, showy, rayed flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zynia is a variant of Zinnia. An origin associated with Zinnia is Latin.
Explained through its name family
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.
From dated birth records
Zynia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 190
- 0 boys · 190 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #17,294 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 17,294 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 166 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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