Recorded 1888–1937 Girls' name Peak 1917 77 births

Zonie — girls' name

77 babies named Zonie in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51890s61900s51910s301920s161930s15
1910s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Zonie was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zonie in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zonie

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Zonie between 1888 and 1937, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zonie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1937. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zonie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zonie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zonie 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 77 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.

Zonie at a glance

Last recorded 1937

Total births

77

Since 1888

50 years of records

Peak year

1917

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1937

Active since

1888

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1937

Zonie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1888

Last recorded 1937
Peak year (1917)
10
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4681012 1937193119221918191619001888 5

Zonie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
30 births that decade — 39% of Zonie's all-time total
1880s51890s61900s51910s301920s161930s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zonie?
77 babies have been named Zonie since 1888. It was last recorded in 1937. The peak year was 1917 with 10 births.
When was Zonie most popular?
Zonie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Zonie been used?
Zonie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 50 years of data through 1937.
What names are similar to Zonie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zona, Zonia, Zondra, Zonnie, 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, 1888–1937 (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.