Girls' name · since 1915
Zenola
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 101 babies named Zenola, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
101 girls have been named Zenola since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenola has been recorded 101 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1915 to 1976.
- #27,069 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenola ranks #27,069 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #27,069 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Zenola's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zenola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zenola splits its recorded history at 1939: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1953 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zenola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1976
- Peak year (1953)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Zenola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (28 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Zenola's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Zenola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 28 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zenola's data
- Zenola's decade-level peak was the 1920s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zenola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1915–1976 (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 Zenola 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.