Zenobia comes from the Greek tradition, meaning The Life of Zeus.
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How popular is Zenobia?
1923peak year
Today, Zenobia is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3915), with only about 39 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1923, 62 babies were given the name (ranked #940 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Zenobia's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 4,573 babies have been registered as Zenobia since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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