About the name Zinnia
Zinnia honours the German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn, making it one of the few flower names that is really a surname wearing a disguise. Bright, hardy and faintly brash, the flower is a fair match for a name that flatly refuses to be demure.
Zinnia is a girl name of Latin origin, pronounced ZIN-ee-ah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 90 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the steadily rising.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Zinnia?
Zinnia currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.5 people per million carry it — about 1 in 400,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Zinnia
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Zinnia yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Zinnia
Names similar to Zinnia
Sylvia
SIL-vee-ah
From the forest
Violet
VY-oh-let
Violet flower; purple
Beatrix
BEE-ah-triks
Voyager, bringer of joy
Cecilia
seh-SEEL-yah
Blind, from the Roman family name Caecilius
Dahlia
DAHL-yah
The dahlia flower, named for botanist Anders Dahl
Emily
EM-ih-lee
Rival, eager
Estelle
es-TELL
Star
Lily
LIL-ee
Lily flower, purity
Zinnia — frequently asked questions
What does the name Zinnia mean?
Zinnia means "Zinnia flower". It is a name of Latin origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Zinnia?
Zinnia is pronounced ZIN-ee-ah, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Zinnia?
Zinnia scores 90 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 400,000 people carry it — about 2.5 per million.
What is the numerology number for Zinnia?
Zinnia carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 9.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Zinnia?
The lucky number for Zinnia is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.