Zeno
Masculine · “of Zeus”
Zeno is from Zeus, and two philosophers of the name founded Stoicism and invented the paradoxes about motion.
How old is the name Zeno?
Zeno first appears in US birth records in 1883 — 142 years ago. The typical Zeno alive today was born around 1976, making them about 49 years old. About 900 people named Zeno are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Zeno most popular?
Zeno peaked in 1902, reaching #651 nationally. Today it ranks #2516, 1,865 places below that high. See the whole 1902 chart.
Where it comes from
From dyeus to Zeno
The story of Zeno
Zeno of Elea devised the paradoxes about Achilles and the tortoise and the arrow that never arrives, which mathematicians took two thousand years to answer properly. Zeno of Citium founded Stoicism after being shipwrecked in Athens. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
of Zeus
From the Greek Zenon, a form built on Zeus, whose own name descends from the Indo-European dyeus, 'sky god' — the same root as the Latin deus and Jupiter. The formation is transparent and the root documented.
How the name formed
- dyeus
- Zeus
- Zenon
- Zeno
Related forms: Ζήνων · Zeno · Zenón
Pronouncing Zeno
ZEE-noh
Two syllables, stress on the first. Greek Zenon is ZAY-nohn.
Nicknames for Zeno
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1883
- Most boys named
- 202553 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #651reached in 1902
- Change vs 2023
- +3.9%53 in 2025, from 51
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Zeno in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Ζήνων in Greek — transliteration
- Zeno in Italian — same name
- Zenón in Spanish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Florida, Texas.
Zenos among us
people named Zeno are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 32,228 born in 2025 was named Zeno
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Zeno sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Zeno is headed
Zeno looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 30% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Zeno beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Zeno in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That two philosophers of the name shaped mathematics and ethics is a first-rate inheritance.
- That Zeus and the Latin deus share a root is a genuinely good etymology.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- The Zen clipping collides with a Buddhist term.
- It names a major deity at one remove.
- It is genuinely rare and will be asked about.
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Frequently asked
- How many Zenos are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Zeno are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Zeno in 2025?
- Zeno ranks #2516 among US boy names in 2025, with 53 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Zeno?
- About 1 in every 32,228 US boys born in 2025 was named Zeno — 53 in all.
- Will my child share the name Zeno with classmates?
- Zeno will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Zeno
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