Zinnia
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning flowering plant named after botanist Johann Zinn.
Zinnia by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Zinnia. In the US, 145 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 the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zinnia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Zinnia
Names that are said the same way as Zinnia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Zinnia, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Zinnia
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