The first name Zina
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Zina, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 10 births (#2,574).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zina with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Zina at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 15 girls born in the United States were named Zina, the 7,486th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1964, when 793 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 Zina
4 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Zina GarrisonAmerican tennis player, born 1963
- Zina BethuneAmerican actress, dancer, and choreographer (1945-2012)
- Zina KocherCanadian biathlete, born 1982
- Zina Saro-WiwaBritish video artist and filmmaker (born 1976)
Questions
- How popular is the name Zina?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Zina, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2024, with 10 births.
- Is Zina a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,073 US babies named Zina since 1880 were girls.
- When was Zina most popular?
- 1964 in the United States, when 793 babies were named Zina, its highest rank at 338th.