Zenovia: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,719

among girls · ↑238 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Zenovia · +5% vs 2024

How common

1 in 73,058

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

39 babies

All-time total

512

#11,665 all-time among girls

First recorded

1926

in Social Security records

Zenovia popularity over time

512 babies have been named Zenovia since 1926, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	7	1	–	#4,300
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	5	1	–	#5,374
1950s	26	3	+420%	#6,082
1960s	38	4	+46%	#4,634
1970s	29	3	-24%	#8,287
1980s	46	5	+59%	#8,152
1990s	35	4	-24%	#8,498
2000s	28	3	-20%	#15,417
2010s	141	14	+404%	#6,695
2020s (to 2025)	157	26	+86%	#3,889

Where Zenovia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	23	0.01	outside top 500
2027	23	0.01	outside top 500
2028	24	0.01	outside top 500
2029	24	0.02	outside top 500
2030	25	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Zenovia

Zenovia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,719 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1926, 512 American babies have been named Zenovia. Its peak came in 2022, when 39 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zenovia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zenovia?

The median living Zenovia is about 11 years old; half are between 4 and 38. An estimated 500 people named Zenovia are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zenovia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	22	#5,719
2024	21	#5,957
2023	25	#5,247
2022	39	#3,889
2021	22	#5,742
2020	28	#4,755
2019	18	#6,695
2018	18	#6,790
2017	15	#7,832
2016	15	#7,980
2015	16	#7,608
2014	18	#6,981
2013	16	#7,742
2012	11	#10,421
2011	6	#16,736
2010	8	#13,435
2009	6	#17,273
2008	–	–
2007	6	#17,613
2006	5	#20,036
2005	–	–
2004	–	–
2003	5	#18,412
2002	6	#15,417
2001	–	–
2000	–	–
1995	7	#11,777
1990	10	#8,498
1985	–	–
1980	5	#12,157
1975	5	#10,614
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	5	#7,325
1955	–	–
1950	5	#6,107
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zenovia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zenovia?

The median living Zenovia is about 11 years old. Half of all living Zenovias are between 4 and 38 years old.

How many people named Zenovia are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Zenovia are alive in the United States, based on 512 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zenovia in 2025?

Zenovia ranked #5,719 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zenovia?

512 babies have been named Zenovia in the United States since 1926, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zenovia most popular?

Zenovia peaked in 2022, when 39 newborns received the name.

Is Zenovia a boy or girl name?

Zenovia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zenovia rising or falling?

Zenovia is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zenovia become more popular?

Zenovia is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Zenovia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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