Zenobia

Girl name

Zenobia has been given to 4,592 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 1923.

Meaning & origin /zəˈnəʊ.bi.ə/

From Latin Zenobia, from Ancient Greek Ζηνοβίᾱ (Zēnobíā)API, name of a third century Queen of Palmyra. Ostensibly from Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), but also suggested to be a rendering of the Arabic زَيْنَب (zaynab, “Zaynab”)API. First recorded as an English given name in Cornwall in 1586.

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

4,592

Peak year

1923 (62 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▼ -57%

Gender split

All girls

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