Girls' name · since 1880
Zona
4,567 babies named Zona in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,567
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
4,567 babies have been named Zona since 1880, making it today's #14955 girls' name.
Zona has 4,567 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #14955 as of the latest data, more common than 14% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,955 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,567 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zona ranks #2,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,955 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,567 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,567
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Zona's 4,567 recorded births place it above 96.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zona compares
4,567 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
Zona's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,567 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zona's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1916 peak of 107, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1916)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Zona by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (841 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Zona's strongest decade.
841 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Zona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 174
1880s
174 births
- 1890s 267
1890s
267 births
- 1900s
1900s
344 births
- 1910s
1910s
744 births
- 1920s
1920s
841 births
- 1930s
1930s
749 births
- 1940s
1940s
530 births
- 1950s
1950s
395 births
- 1960s 189
1960s
189 births
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 25
1990s
25 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 105
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 65
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 841 births (18% of all-time use).
How Zona 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 Zona's total volume
Zona by state
Where Zona concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 235 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 148 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 125 | 2.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 46 | 1.0% |
| #5 | California | | 40 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 30 | 0.7% |
| #7 | West Virginia | | 29 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 27 | 0.6% |
235 of 4,567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Zona appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zona's data
- Zona's decade-level peak was the 1920s (841 total births); usage has since declined to 65 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Zonas (235 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Zona 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.