The first name Zena
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 10 girls were named Zena, making it the 2,605th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1998, with 29 births (#787).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zena with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Zena at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 73 girls born in the United States were named Zena, the 2,457th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1964, when 222 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Zena
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Zena MarshallBritish actress (1926–2009)
- Zena CardmanAmerican geobiologist and NASA astronaut, born 1987
- Zena KeefeAmerican actress (1896–1976)
- Zena DareBritish actress and singer (1887-1975)
- Zena WalkerEnglish actress (1934-2003)
- Zena WerbGerman-born cell biologist, 1945–2020
- Catherine BearderBritish politician and MEP, born 1949
Questions
- How popular is the name Zena?
- In 2025, 10 girls born in England and Wales were named Zena, ranking 2,605th. Its peak was 1998, with 29 births.
- Is Zena a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,986 US babies named Zena since 1880 were girls.
- When was Zena most popular?
- 1964 in the United States, when 222 babies were named Zena, its highest rank at 691st.