How Many People Are Named Zenon?
An estimated 888 people in the United States have the first name Zenon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Zenon peaked in popularity in 1954 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zenon 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 Zenon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
888
About 1 in 385,985 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1954
23 births
Total Registered
1,261
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zenon
Zenon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,261 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zenon as a male name
Ranked #5,217 in 2024
19 male births in 2024
Peak: 1954 (23 births)
Zenon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zenon span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 168 babies were registered. While Zenon is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zenon by Decade
How has Zenon 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.
Zenon by State
Birth registrations for Zenon span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 15 Zenons were registered per state.
Zenon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zenon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zenon
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zenon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zenon?
We estimate approximately 888 people named Zenon 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 385,985 Americans share this first name.
Is Zenon a common name?
Zenon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,261 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zenon most popular?
Zenon reached peak popularity in 1954, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zenon is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zenon a male name?
Zenon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zenon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zenon Smith, Zenon Johnson, Zenon 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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