Given name & surname
Zonia
“a decorative sash; belt”
Zonia is a variant of Zona. One Latin interpretation is “a decorative sash; belt.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Zonia is a variant of Zona. One Latin interpretation is “a decorative sash; belt.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Zonia is a variant of Zona. An origin associated with Zona is Latin.
Explained through its name family
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.
From dated birth records
Zonia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 499
- 0 boys · 499 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 17 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 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1964. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,682 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 75,706 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zonia’s family of names
Zonia has a related form in Zona. In Greek usage, Zonia as a surname is a transliteration of Ζωνιά. In Greek usage, Zonia as a surname is a transliteration of Ζόνια.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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