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Girl name

Zenola

100% girls · last recorded 1976

Zenola has been given to about 101 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1953, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 50
Median age today73 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zenola per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1953 · 9
  • Born in 20250
  • All time101

How popular is Zenola?

Its best year was 1953, when 9 babies were given the name, ranking 4225th. The typical living American called Zenola is about 73 years old today.

Names that sound like Zenola

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Leola0.75
  2. Nola0.70
  3. Zella0.70
  4. Zola0.70
  5. Zenobia0.69
  6. Zena0.64
  7. Ella0.57
  8. Viola0.57

Middle names for Zenola

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zenola Rose0.85
  2. Zenola Louise0.85
  3. Zenola June0.84
  4. Zenola Pearl0.84
  5. Zenola Quinn0.84
  6. Zenola Nell0.84

Sibling names for Zenola

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.57
  2. Winonasister · 0.57
  3. Ruthiesister · 0.56
  4. Louiebrother · 0.54
  5. Otisbrother · 0.54
  6. Leonardbrother · 0.53

Where Zenola is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Zenola White0.80
    2. Zenola Reyes0.80
    3. Zenola Nguyen0.80
    4. Zenola Moore0.80
    5. Zenola Lee0.80
    6. Zenola Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Zenola

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.