Zenobia
Zenobia was the 6541st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 683rd; the most babies were born in 1923 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,839 places. More babies were named Zenobia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,541 girls, down 3,143 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192362 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,592babies recorded
Zenobia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,541 | 18 |
| 2020 | #3,398 | 46 |
| 2010 | #6,902 | 19 |
| 2000 | #4,788 | 25 |
| 1990 | #2,570 | 47 |
| 1980 | #3,001 | 30 |
| 1970 | #2,042 | 41 |
| 1960 | #1,886 | 37 |
| 1950 | #1,258 | 54 |
| 1940 | #1,271 | 35 |
| 1930 | #1,058 | 49 |
| 1920 | #1,170 | 43 |
| 1910 | #1,029 | 19 |
| 1900 | #1,228 | 11 |
| 1890 | #1,005 | 9 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zenobia, counting every spelling?
Zenobia has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Zenobia?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zenobia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zenobia 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zenobia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zenobia?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Zenobia are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 21 and 64. That makes Zenobia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. 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.
Zenobia by state
How common Zenobia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls 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 Zenobia
How popular is the name Zenobia?
Zenobia was the 6541st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 683rd; the most babies were born in 1923 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,839 places. More babies were named Zenobia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Zenobia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zenobia in the US.
Where is Zenobia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zenobia was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.