Girls' name · since 1881
Zenobia
4,592 babies named Zenobia in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,330 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,592
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zenobia is the #6330 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,592 recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenobia has been recorded 4,592 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #6330 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #2,717 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,330 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,592 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenobia ranks #2,717 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,330 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,592 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,330 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,592
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Zenobia's 4,592 recorded births place it above 96.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zenobia compares
4,592 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Zenobia's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zenobia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,592 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zenobia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zenobia's full recorded timeline at 1955, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zenobia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Zenobia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (497 births, 11% of the file).
1920s was Zenobia's strongest decade.
497 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Zenobia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 43
1880s
43 births
- 1890s 93
1890s
93 births
- 1900s 159
1900s
159 births
- 1910s
1910s
401 births
- 1920s
1920s
497 births
- 1930s
1930s
342 births
- 1940s
1940s
351 births
- 1950s
1950s
426 births
- 1960s
1960s
371 births
- 1970s
1970s
368 births
- 1980s
1980s
335 births
- 1990s
1990s
335 births
- 2000s
2000s
277 births
- 2010s
2010s
392 births
- 2020s
2020s
202 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 497 births (11% of all-time use).
How Zenobia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zenobia's total volume
Zenobia by state
Where Zenobia concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 256 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 124 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 108 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 93 | 2.0% |
| #5 | California | | 83 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 62 | 1.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 60 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 41 | 0.9% |
256 of 4,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Zenobia appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zenobia's data
- Zenobia's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (497 total births) through the 2020s (202) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zenobias (256 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zenobia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zenobia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Zenobia 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.