Fun Facts About the Name Zyonna
- 623 babies named Zyonna: U.S. records list 623 babies given the name Zyonna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zyonna Mean?
Zyonna is a modern feminine given name used in the United States. It has no etymology that can be traced with confidence, and no settled meaning. Two explanations are usually suggested from its shape. The first treats it as a feminine elaboration of Zion, the biblical name of the hill in Jerusalem; in Hebrew, Zion (צִיּוֹן, Tsiyyon) is often glossed as "sign" or "monument," though the older sense of the word is debated. The second treats Zyonna as built on the -yonna ending found in American names such as Shyonna and Latonya, an ending that goes back through Tonya to Antonia, the Latin feminine form of the Roman family name Antonius. Under that reading the Zy- opening is a spelling choice and carries no separate meaning. Neither explanation is documented for this exact name; both are inferences from its form and from the naming styles it belongs to. A symbolic reading of Zion as a place of refuge or deliverance is a later religious association, not the literal sense of the Hebrew word.
Zyonna Name History & Origins
Names ending in -yonna or -onna became established in the United States during the 20th century, particularly among African American families. Documented examples include Tonya, a Russian diminutive of Antonia, and Latonya, formed by adding the common American prefix La- to Tonya. Shyonna, Donya, and similar forms belong to the same group. Zyonna fits this pattern: a short opening syllable followed by the two-syllable -yonna ending. The other possible source, Zion, has been used as a personal name in English-speaking countries, and it is the name of a hill in Jerusalem that became a symbolic term for Jerusalem and for a hoped-for homeland in the Hebrew Bible and in later religious writing. Whether Zyonna was formed from Zion, from the -yonna ending, or from some other source is not documented.
How Popular is the Name Zyonna?
Zyonna has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2014. Its best rank was #3,923 in 2014.
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 | #9,456 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #7,936 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #6,401 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #5,461 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #5,744 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #4,450 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2019 | #7,339 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #5,784 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #4,214 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2016 | #4,343 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #4,723 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #3,923 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #4,541 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2012 | #6,108 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #4,351 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #4,105 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2009 | #4,106 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2008 | #4,359 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #4,379 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2006 | #6,354 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2005 | #7,497 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #9,890 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #11,324 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #11,107 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #12,055 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #17,658 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #7,714 | 13 | 0.0007% |
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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