Recorded 1910–2010 Girls' name Peak 1964 499 births

Zonia — girls' name

499 babies named Zonia in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s411930s321940s401950s691960s1101970s811980s411990s402000s182010s6
1960s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Zonia was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

17 babies were named Zonia in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zonia

The Social Security Administration has registered 499 babies named Zonia between 1910 and 2010, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zonia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zonia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Zonia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Zonia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zonia 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 499 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.

Zonia at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

499

Since 1910

101 years of records

Peak year

1964

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1910

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2010

Zonia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1910

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1964)
17
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
05101520 201019911977196919611952194119261910 5

Zonia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
110 births that decade — 22% of Zonia's all-time total
1910s211920s411930s321940s401950s691960s1101970s811980s411990s402000s182010s6

Zonia by state

Where Zonia concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Zonia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 4.4%
#2 Texas
6 1.2%
California share of Zonia's total US births 4.4%
Even split

22 of 499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zonia?
499 babies have been named Zonia since 1910. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1964 with 17 births.
When was Zonia most popular?
Zonia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Zonia most popular?
The top states for the name Zonia are California (22 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Zonia been used?
Zonia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 101 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Zonia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zona, Zondra, Zonnie, Zonnique, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1910–2010 (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.