Zenon
Zenon, Zénon or Zenons is a masculine given name that may refer to the following notable people:Zenon of Kaunos, public official in Egypt around the 250s–230s BC Zenon (footballer), Brazilian footballer Zenon Andrusyshyn (1947–2023), German-born Canadian football player Zénon Bacq (1903–1983), Belgian radiobiologist and inventor Zenon Baranowski (1930–1980), Polish sprinter Zenon Begier…
- Ancient Greek
- Polish
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Zenon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zenon, Zénon or Zenons is a masculine given name that may refer to the following notable people:Zenon of Kaunos, public official in Egypt around the 250s–230s BC Zenon (footballer), Brazilian footballer Zenon Andrusyshyn (1947–2023), German-born Canadian football player Zénon Bacq (1903–1983), Belgian radiobiologist and inventor Zenon Baranowski (1930–1980), Polish sprinter Zenon Begier…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Greek
- Polish
- Spanish
The Story of Zenon
Zenon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1910, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1954: 23 births, good for #1,593 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,379 among baby boy names with 18 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Zenons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Zenon
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About the name Zenon
Zenon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Zenon's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #1,421. Use the chart and map above to compare Zenon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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