Zana
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning hospitable; a form of Xenia or diminutive of Susanna.
Zana by the numbers
In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Zana. In the US, 18 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 252 babies in 1994, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Susanna
Like Zana, each of these traces back to Susanna: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Susannalily, graceful lily156 in the US (2017)
- Suzannalily; a form of Susanna63 in the US (2017)
- Zuzannalily; grace; a form of Susanna46 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suzannahgraceful lily; variant of Susanna14 in the US (2017)
- Shoshannalily; a form of Susanna13 in the US (2017)
- Suzanalily; a form of Susanna13 in the US (2017)
- Sannalily or palm tree; a form of Susanna5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Susannelily; grace; a form of Susanna8 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Xenia
Like Zana, each of these traces back to Xenia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Senahospitable or welcoming; a form of Xenia14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Xeniahospitable or welcoming16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kseniahospitable or welcoming; a form of Xenia28 in the US (2017)
- Zeniahospitable; welcoming; form of Xenia23 in the US (2017)
- Oksanahospitable; welcoming; a form of Xenia12 in the US (2017)
- Seniawelcoming; a form of Xenia6 in the US (2017)
- Oxanahospitable; a form of Xenia5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zana. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Zanegod's gracious gift; variant of John1,953 in the US (2017)
- Zarablooming flower or princess625 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zainagraceful beauty; a form of Zaynab or Zain51 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zenawelcoming, hospitable; form of xenia81 in the US (2017)
- Zaynabeauty or grace; a form of Zaynab73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zadafortunate or prosperous48 in the US (2017)
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