Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Zenona isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zenona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 176 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.
Zenona’s family of names
Zenona may belong to the same name family as ZENNONA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Zenona, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Zela
“one who is blessed with happiness”
>99% girls
Elmina
“one who is widely known”
>99% girls
Zelma
“having divine protection”
>99% girls
Zenobia
Zenobia is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in English, Italian, Polish, and Occitan.
>99% girls
Zera
“a sower of seeds”
>99% girls
Verena
“protector and defender”
>99% girls
Zella
“one who resists”
>99% girls
Lona
“having the strength of a lion”
>99% girls