Zana
About Zana
An international possibility, heard from England and Israel to Poland, Latvia, and Albania. It is a name with a vast range of possible meanings and origins, including: a Polish variation of Jane, meaning "God is Gracious"; a Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian short form of Susanna, meaning "lily"; a Persian name meaning "woman"; a Mongolian name meaning "bullfinch"; and a Shona name from Zimbabwe meaning "a hundred".
It's also related to a figure in Albanian mythology, associated with mountains and vegetation. The name could derive from zâni meaning "voice", zână, a Romanian name meaning "fairy", or from Diana, meaning "divine".
Pronounced ZAH-nuh.
As of October 2026, Zana ranked #4983 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #804 in 1994.
Editor's take: The name Zana is a girl's name of Polish origin meaning "God is Gracious; lily; voice, fairy".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #4,628 | 31 | 17.5 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,904 | 28 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,900 | 28 | 17.1 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,983 | 27 | 16.8 |
World rankings
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Zana on lists
Famous Zanas
- Zana Messia
Bosnian singer,songwriter
- Zana Bayne
American fashion designer
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English,American documentary filmmaker
- Zana Clarke
Australian composer
- Zana Krasniqi
Miss Universe Kosovo 2008
- Zana Marjanovic
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- Zana Muhsen
British author (Sold: Story of Modern,day Slavery)
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Albanian,Serbian singer of band Zana
- Zana Ramadani
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Zana in pop culture
- Zana
Serbian pop group
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