Given name & surname
Zenon
“a gift of Zeus”
Zenon is a variant of Zeno. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of Zeus.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zenon is a variant of Zeno. One Greek interpretation is “a gift of Zeus.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zenon is a variant of Zeno. An origin associated with Zeno is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Spanish Zenón, from French Zénon, from Ancient Greek Ζήνων.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Zenon is a variant of Zeno. The history of Zeno gives this family its wider story. Past bearers associated with Zeno include two major Greek philosophers and a Christian Eastern Roman emperor.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Zenon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,276
- 1,276 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,138 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,138 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,401 as a first name in 2020; 1,151 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zenon’s family of names
In Polish usage, Zenon has a diminutive in ZENEK. Zenon has a related form in Zeno. In Polish usage, Zenon has a conventional equivalent in the English form Zeno.
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Around the world
Zenon has relatives in 11 languages.
10 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Zenonafeminine form
- Зіновійequivalent
- Zinoviiequivalent
- Зиновійequivalent
- Zenoviiequivalent
- ZenoneItalian
- ЗинонRussian
- ZenãoPortuguese
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See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Zenon
- Zeno of EleaGreek philosopher (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)489 BC–424 BC
- Zeno of CitiumGreek philosopher, founder of Stoicism333 BC–262 BC
- Zenon GrocholewskiPolish Roman Catholic priest, cardinal1939–2020
- Zeno of SidonEpicurean philosopher from the Phoenician city of Sidon (150-c. 75 BCE)149 BC–69 BC
- Zenon JaskułaRoad racing cyclistborn 1962
- Zeno of Tarsus3rd century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher250 BC–200 BC
- Zenón Noriega Agüero37th & 39th President of Peru (1900-1957)
- Zenon LicznerskiPolish sprinterborn 1954
- Zynoviy KovalykUkrainian priest and martyr (1903–1941)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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