Given name & surname
Zenith
“from the highest point”
Zenith is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the highest point.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the highest point.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zenith through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 875
- 427 boys · 448 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 82 babies
- 2025
- 51
- #3,087 for boys · #9,452 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +84%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 40 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,087 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 76.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 11 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 617 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zenith’s family of names
Zenith has a related form in Zenithe. Zenith has a related form in Zenyth. Zenith has a related form in Zenythe.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Zenith
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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