Zen vs Zeno

Side-by-side comparison of Zen and Zeno - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zen

Boy name · Rank #955

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Name B

Zeno

Boy name · Rank #2395

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Metric Zen Zeno
Current Rank #955 #2395
Total Births (all years) 2,718 1,491
Peak Year 2022 2024
Peak Year Births 256 58
Peak Decade 2020s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1969 1883

Births by Decade

Decade Zen Zeno
1880s - 6
1890s - 36
1900s - 36
1910s - 141
1920s - 174
1930s - 117
1940s - 73
1950s - 100
1960s 5 75
1970s - 41
1980s 11 53
1990s 152 63
2000s 492 86
2010s 811 222
2020s 1,247 268

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zen Zeno
2014 88 25
2015 75 24
2016 74 26
2017 92 24
2018 112 38
2019 128 31
2020 160 32
2021 166 38
2022 256 36
2023 242 51
2024 238 58
2025 185 53

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1969–2025.

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