US rank #2390 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,438 births

Zeno — #2390 US boys' name

1,438 babies named Zeno in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2390
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 83% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Zeno was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

58 babies were named Zeno in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeno

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,438 babies named Zeno between 1883 and 2024, spanning 142 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zeno currently holds the #2390 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeno performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 222 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Zeno shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zeno in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeno in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,438 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zeno at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,438

Since 1883

142 years of records

Peak year

2024

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,390

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1883

Recorded for 142 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zeno popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1883

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
58
Annual births at peak — across 142 years of records
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Zeno by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
222 births that decade — 15% of Zeno's all-time total
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Zeno by state

Where Zeno concentrates geographically — total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Zeno
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
72 5.0%
#2 North Carolina
59 4.1%
#3 Florida
11 0.8%
#4 New York
10 0.7%
#5 Texas
10 0.7%
California share of Zeno's total US births 5.0%
Even split

72 of 1,438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeno?
1,438 babies have been named Zeno since 1883. It currently ranks #2390 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 58 births.
When was Zeno most popular?
Zeno was most popular in the 2010s decade with 222 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zeno most popular?
The top states for the name Zeno are California (72 births), North Carolina (59 births), Florida (11 births).
How long has the name Zeno been used?
Zeno has been recorded in Social Security data since 1883, spanning 142 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zeno?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zen, Zenon, Zenas, Zenith, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1883–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.