Zeno is a distinctive choice, ranked #1897 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Zeno in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1897
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About the Name Zeno
Zeno is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 418 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1701 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2006.
Zeno is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Zeno in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Zeno
Zeno Debast — Zeno Koen Debast is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Belgium national team.
Zeno (emperor) — Zeno (; Ancient Greek: Ζήνων, romanized: Zēnōn; c. 425 – 9 April 491) was Eastern Roman emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 to 491.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zeno
Unlikely. With around 13 UK babies named Zeno per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zeno in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zeno is rising: up 785 places since 2020, to #1,897 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,701 in 2023.
Zeno is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Zeno include: Zeno Debast, Zeno (surname) and Zeno of Verona. Short summaries for each appear below.
Zeno does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Zenos in the wild.
13
UK babies named Zeno (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 785 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zeno
Almost certainly the only Zeno in the class
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UK Popularity (2006–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Zeno
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zeno of Verona (Venetian: Xenòn de Verona or Xen de Verona; Italian: Zenone da Verona; about 300 – 371 or 380) was an Afro-Italian Christian figure believed to have either served as Bishop of Verona or died as a martyr.
Apostolo Zeno was a Venetian poet, dramatist and scholar, known for his contributions to the development of opera seria and his role in the early eighteenth-century Italian literary scene.