US rank #5063 Boys' name Peak 1954 1,261 births

Zenon — #5063 US boys' name

1,261 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.

1910s1131920s1101930s681940s531950s1681960s961970s861980s951990s1172000s1452010s1392020s71
#5063
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

1950s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Zenon was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

23 babies were named Zenon in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zenon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,261 babies named Zenon between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zenon currently holds the #5063 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zenon performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Zenon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Zenon in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zenon 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 1,261 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.

Zenon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,261

Since 1910

115 years of records

Peak year

1954

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#5,063

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1910

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zenon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1910

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1954)
23
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
0510152025 202420101996198219681954193819231910 6

Zenon by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
168 births that decade — 13% of Zenon's all-time total
1910s1131920s1101930s681940s531950s1681960s961970s861980s951990s1172000s1452010s1392020s71

Zenon by state

Where Zenon concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Zenon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
30 2.4%
#2 Texas
21 1.7%
#3 California
16 1.3%
#4 Illinois
10 0.8%
#5 Michigan
5 0.4%
#6 Ohio
5 0.4%
New York share of Zenon's total US births 2.4%
Even split

30 of 1,261 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zenon?
1,261 babies have been named Zenon since 1910. It currently ranks #5063 among boys. The peak year was 1954 with 23 births.
When was Zenon most popular?
Zenon was most popular in the 1950s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Zenon most popular?
The top states for the name Zenon are New York (30 births), Texas (21 births), California (16 births).
How long has the name Zenon been used?
Zenon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 115 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zenon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zen, Zeno, 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, 1910–2024 (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.