How Many People Are Named Zona?
An estimated 1,134 people in the United States have the first name Zona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Zona peaked in popularity in 1916 with 107 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zona 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 Zona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,134
About 1 in 302,253 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1916
107 births
Total Registered
4,562
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zona
Zona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,562 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zona as a female name
Ranked #11,065 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (107 births)
Zona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zona span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 841 babies were registered. Zona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zona by Decade
How has Zona 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.
Zona by State
Birth registrations for Zona span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Nebraska, Michigan, Utah. On average, about 36 Zonas were registered per state.
Zona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zona?
We estimate approximately 1,134 people named Zona 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 302,253 Americans share this first name.
Is Zona a common name?
Zona is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,562 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zona most popular?
Zona reached peak popularity in 1916, when 107 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zona is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zona a female name?
Zona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zona Smith, Zona Johnson, Zona 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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