Fun Facts About the Name Zona
- More than 4 thousand babies named Zona: U.S. records list 4,567 babies given the name Zona from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zona Mean?
Zona is a feminine given name usually explained as a use of the Latin word zona, meaning "belt" or "girdle." The Latin noun was borrowed from Greek zōnē (ζώνη), which also meant a belt or sash. The given name keeps the Latin form and is generally treated as a word name from this noun.
Zona Name History & Origins
In Latin, zona named a belt or sash and also a belt-like band, including the climatic zones of the earth and the bands of the sky. English zone comes from this Latin word. The personal name Zona preserves the Latin form and is used in English-speaking countries; in Spanish and Italian, zona is the ordinary word for "zone" rather than a usual given name.
Zona was in use as a female given name in the United States by the late 19th century. Zona Gale (1874 - 1938), a novelist and playwright born in Portage, Wisconsin, is a notable bearer.
How Popular is the Name Zona?
Zona recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1916. Its best rank was #423 in 1887.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,274 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #11,065 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #10,289 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #6,455 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #10,280 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,945 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #7,337 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #7,755 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #11,603 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,772 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #16,401 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,061 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,033 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #12,194 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #14,816 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #9,225 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #20,181 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #17,627 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #11,412 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #11,831 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #12,402 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #18,078 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #17,966 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #17,645 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,344 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #16,594 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #16,154 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #13,438 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #13,881 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #9,542 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #12,162 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #7,648 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #6,610 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #9,066 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #5,009 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #6,077 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #6,556 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #7,385 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #5,411 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #5,454 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #4,488 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #2,962 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1966 | #4,492 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #3,262 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #2,305 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1963 | #3,065 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #2,357 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1961 | #2,956 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #2,096 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1959 | #2,288 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #2,320 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1957 | #1,841 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1956 | #1,716 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 1955 | #1,578 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1954 | #1,284 | 60 | 0.0031% |
| 1953 | #1,437 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1952 | #1,522 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1951 | #1,582 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1950 | #1,451 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1949 | #1,422 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1948 | #1,408 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 1947 | #1,412 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1946 | #1,077 | 63 | 0.0040% |
| 1945 | #1,401 | 34 | 0.0026% |
| 1944 | #1,102 | 51 | 0.0038% |
| 1943 | #1,005 | 63 | 0.0045% |
| 1942 | #1,023 | 59 | 0.0044% |
| 1941 | #974 | 57 | 0.0047% |
| 1940 | #848 | 72 | 0.0063% |
| 1939 | #700 | 95 | 0.0087% |
| 1938 | #819 | 75 | 0.0068% |
| 1937 | #745 | 84 | 0.0079% |
| 1936 | #940 | 54 | 0.0052% |
| 1935 | #812 | 71 | 0.0068% |
| 1934 | #755 | 79 | 0.0076% |
| 1933 | #768 | 74 | 0.0073% |
| 1932 | #774 | 77 | 0.0072% |
| 1931 | #757 | 79 | 0.0074% |
| 1930 | #940 | 61 | 0.0054% |
| 1929 | #788 | 80 | 0.0072% |
| 1928 | #815 | 79 | 0.0068% |
| 1927 | #897 | 70 | 0.0059% |
| 1926 | #746 | 93 | 0.0078% |
| 1925 | #848 | 78 | 0.0064% |
| 1924 | #727 | 104 | 0.0083% |
| 1923 | #858 | 74 | 0.0061% |
| 1922 | #779 | 88 | 0.0073% |
| 1921 | #783 | 88 | 0.0071% |
| 1920 | #779 | 87 | 0.0073% |
| 1919 | #777 | 83 | 0.0073% |
| 1918 | #820 | 77 | 0.0067% |
| 1917 | #712 | 95 | 0.0088% |
| 1916 | #662 | 107 | 0.0102% |
| 1915 | #695 | 92 | 0.0094% |
| 1914 | #686 | 73 | 0.0096% |
| 1913 | #650 | 64 | 0.0102% |
| 1912 | #688 | 54 | 0.0097% |
| 1911 | #604 | 51 | 0.0122% |
| 1910 | #609 | 48 | 0.0121% |
| 1909 | #637 | 39 | 0.0112% |
| 1908 | #708 | 31 | 0.0093% |
| 1907 | #600 | 39 | 0.0122% |
| 1906 | #594 | 37 | 0.0125% |
| 1905 | #760 | 24 | 0.0082% |
| 1904 | #575 | 35 | 0.0127% |
| 1903 | #503 | 41 | 0.0157% |
| 1902 | #733 | 23 | 0.0087% |
| 1901 | #558 | 31 | 0.0130% |
| 1900 | #515 | 44 | 0.0147% |
| 1899 | #549 | 31 | 0.0133% |
| 1898 | #618 | 28 | 0.0108% |
| 1897 | #583 | 28 | 0.0120% |
| 1896 | #477 | 38 | 0.0160% |
| 1895 | #479 | 38 | 0.0163% |
| 1894 | #627 | 23 | 0.0103% |
| 1893 | #793 | 15 | 0.0070% |
| 1892 | #564 | 25 | 0.0118% |
| 1891 | #749 | 14 | 0.0075% |
| 1890 | #507 | 27 | 0.0142% |
| 1889 | #467 | 29 | 0.0163% |
| 1888 | #457 | 30 | 0.0168% |
| 1887 | #423 | 28 | 0.0192% |
| 1886 | #507 | 20 | 0.0138% |
| 1885 | #607 | 14 | 0.0105% |
| 1884 | #850 | 8 | 0.0062% |
| 1883 | #614 | 11 | 0.0098% |
| 1882 | #457 | 17 | 0.0158% |
| 1881 | #622 | 9 | 0.0098% |
| 1880 | #678 | 8 | 0.0088% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Zona Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have aspiration and inspiration, hope and guidance. Since you are intuitive and perceptive and you understand human nature. You have the power to achieve. Diplomacy and discretion make you a good mediator. You are inspired, introspective, and have a good understanding of the human heart. You can have the ability to commercialize your artistic talents successfully. You are often a mystery to others and to yourself. You are always reaching for something higher, without exactly knowing what that "higher" is. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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