How Many People Are Named Zenobia?
An estimated 2,650 people in the United States have the first name Zenobia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Zenobia peaked in popularity in 1923 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zenobia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zenobia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,650
About 1 in 129,341 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1923
62 births
Total Registered
4,573
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zenobia
Zenobia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,573 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zenobia as a female name
Ranked #4,541 in 2024
31 female births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (62 births)
Zenobia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zenobia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 497 babies were registered. While Zenobia is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zenobia by Decade
How has Zenobia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zenobia by State
Birth registrations for Zenobia span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Louisiana, Arkansas. The lowest are in Tennessee, New Jersey, Michigan. On average, about 50 Zenobias were registered per state.
Zenobia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zenobia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zenobia
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zenobia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zenobia?
We estimate approximately 2,650 people named Zenobia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 129,341 Americans share this first name.
Is Zenobia a common name?
Zenobia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,573 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zenobia most popular?
Zenobia reached peak popularity in 1923, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zenobia is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zenobia a female name?
Zenobia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zenobia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zenobia Smith, Zenobia Johnson, Zenobia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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