Zeno
Zeno was the 2537th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 686th; the most babies were born in 2024 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,756 places. More babies were named Zeno in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,537 boys, up 958 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 53boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202458 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,491babies recorded
Zeno popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,537 | 53 |
| 2020 | #3,495 | 32 |
| 2010 | #7,082 | 12 |
| 2000 | #10,342 | 6 |
| 1990 | #6,413 | 8 |
| 1980 | #6,244 | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,036 | 6 |
| 1950 | #3,680 | 6 |
| 1940 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1930 | #1,752 | 19 |
| 1920 | #1,591 | 24 |
| 1910 | #1,587 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,506 | 5 |
| 1890 | #738 | 9 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zeno, counting every spelling?
Zeno has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Zeno?
53 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zeno (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zeno born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 158 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zeno.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zeno?
About 900 people born in the US named Zeno are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 5 and 44. That makes Zeno mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zeno by state
How common Zeno was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Zeno
How popular is the name Zeno?
Zeno was the 2537th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 53 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 686th; the most babies were born in 2024 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,756 places. More babies were named Zeno in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zeno a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zeno in the US.
Where is Zeno most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zeno was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Florida.