Girls' name · since 1916
Zenora
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 91 babies named Zenora, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
91 girls have been named Zenora since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Zenora recorded 91 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2024.
- #28,246 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 91 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenora ranks #28,246 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #28,246 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Zenora's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zenora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zenora splits its recorded history at 1935: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zenora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2024
- Peak year (1919)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Zenora by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (25 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Zenora's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Zenora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
- 1930s
1930s
15 births
- 1940s
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 25 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zenora's data
- Zenora's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zenora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1916–2024 (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 Zenora 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.