Boys' name · since 1883
Zeno
Zeno has 1,491 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,520 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,491
- born since 1883
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zeno is the #2520 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,491 recorded since 1883.
Social Security Administration records show Zeno recorded 1,491 times among boys since 1883, holding rank #2520 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #3,974 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,520 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,491 born since 1883
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeno ranks #3,974 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,520 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,491 born since 1883, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,520 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,491
- born since 1883
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zeno's 1,491 recorded births place it above 91.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zeno compares
1,491 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zeno's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeno | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,491 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zeno's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zeno's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 58, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zeno popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Zeno by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (268 births, 18% of the file).
2020s was Zeno's strongest decade.
268 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Zeno births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 36
1890s
36 births
- 1900s 36
1900s
36 births
- 1910s
1910s
141 births
- 1920s
1920s
174 births
- 1930s
1930s
117 births
- 1940s 73
1940s
73 births
- 1950s 100
1950s
100 births
- 1960s 75
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 53
1980s
53 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 86
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
222 births
- 2020s
2020s
268 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 268 births (18% of all-time use).
How Zeno compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zeno's total volume
Zeno by state
Where Zeno concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 80 | 5.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 59 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 0.7% |
80 of 1,491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Zeno's data
- California records the most Zenos (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zeno: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zeno draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.