Zeno is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Zeno in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zeno
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Zeno per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zeno in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zeno is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 418 places over the last five years to #2264 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 Koen Debast is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Belgium national team.; Zeno (surname) — Zeno is a surname.; Zeno of Verona — 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....
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.
10
UK babies named Zeno (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 418 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
Likely around 1 other Zeno in the class
UK Popularity (2006–2024)
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 Koen Debast is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Belgium national team. Primarily a centre-back, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.
Zeno is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ana María Zeno, Argentine professor and gynaecologist Antonio Zeno, Venetian navigator Antonio Zeno (bishop), Italian Roman Catholic bishop Apostolo Zeno, Italian poet Carlo Zeno, Venetian admiral Giovanni Battista Zeno, Venetian cardinal Jacob Zeno, American football player Joseph Zenon, American musician Marco Zeno, Italian Roman Catholic bishop Mohamed Al Zeno, Syrian footballer Muhammad bin Jamil Zeno, Syrian islamicist Nicolò Zeno, Venetian cartographer Nicolò Zeno, Venetian navigator Pietro Zeno, Venetian lord of Andros and Syros Reniero Zeno (fl.
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. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.
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.
Zeno of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: Ζήνων; born not later than 220 BC) was an ancient Greek politician and historian (FGrH 523). Zeno mainly wrote about the history of Rhodes, and was a contemporary of Polybius.