Zona

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A few things about Zona you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Zona

Zona Gale

American author and playwright (1874-1938)

Choose Zona and your child shares a first name with Zona Gale, an American author and playwright. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Zona, like who?” Zona Gale's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 322,581 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Zona, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Zona would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryZona has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Zonas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1887, when it ranked #412. Today it's #14,942, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendZona has slipped 6,536 places over the last five years and now sits at #14,942. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Zona

Zona is a girl name of Latin origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with Z and ending in “-ona”. US birth records list Zona for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 129 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked #412 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #14,942, with 5 babies.

Origin:Latin names