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How popular is the name Zanna?
Births per year, rank history and how many Zannas are alive today.
Zanna (female) is a shortened form of the name Alexandra (and sometimes of Sandra or Lexie). Although Zanna itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 5927th as a registered name), most Zannas are registered as Alexandra, which ranked 231st in 2025 with 202 babies.
Most people called Zanna are registered as Alexandra, and share that name's profile: the Alexandra you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Alexandras born in England and Wales are between 19 and 38, and there are at least 41,000 of them alive today. Only some Alexandras go by Zanna.
How many babies are named Zanna or Alexandra each year?
Combined registrations of Alexandra, Aleksandra, Zanna. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Alexandra rank as a registered name?
Where does Zanna rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Zanna short for Alexandra?
Yes - Zanna is a shortened form of Alexandra. It is also used for Sandra and Lexie. Zannas are usually registered as Alexandra at birth.
When was the name Zanna most popular?
The full name Alexandra peaked in 1996, when 1,598 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Zanna itself peaked as a registered name in 2024, with 9 babies.
How many people are called Zanna?
There's no official count of people who go by Zanna, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 41,000 people registered as Alexandra born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Zanna.
How old is the typical Zanna?
Most people called Zanna are registered as Alexandra. Most living Alexandras are between 19 and 38; the most common age is about 31.
Is Zanna becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak.