Boys' name · since 1910
Zenon
1,276 babies named Zenon in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,888 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,276
- born since 1910
- 1950s
- peak decade
1,276 babies have been named Zenon since 1910, making it today's #5888 boys' name.
Zenon has 1,276 recorded births among boys since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5888 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #4,403 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,888 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,276 born since 1910
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenon ranks #4,403 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,888 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,276 born since 1910, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,403 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,888 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,276
- born since 1910
- 1950s
- peak decade
Zenon's 1,276 recorded births place it above 90.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zenon compares
1,276 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Zenon's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zenon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,276 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zenon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zenon's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zenon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Zenon by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (168 births, 13% of the file).
1950s was Zenon's strongest decade.
168 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Zenon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
113 births
- 1920s
1920s
110 births
- 1930s
1930s
68 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s
1950s
168 births
- 1960s
1960s
96 births
- 1970s
1970s
86 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 168 births (13% of all-time use).
How Zenon 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 Zenon's total volume
Zenon by state
Where Zenon concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 30 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #3 | California | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
30 of 1,276 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Zenon's data
- Zenon's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (168 total births) through the 2020s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zenons (30 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zenon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Zenon 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.