Zennor
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ZEN-or
- Origin
- Cornish
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,776 for girls
Zennor is a girls' name of Cornish origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies).
What does Zennor mean?
Cornish: Cornish village name, from Saint Senara
Zennor is a Cornish village known for the legend of the Mermaid of Zennor, carved on a bench in its church.
Is Zennor a girl's or a boy's name?
Zennor is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zennor in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,776th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Zennor, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zennor in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Zennor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
Names like Zennor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mabel, Harper, Margot, Rosa, Ada, Rosie, Bonnie, Olive, Eden, Maeve, Winnie, Florence
More Cornish names
Elowyn, Lowen, Elowen, Jennifer, Jenna, Denzel, Merryn, Lowenna, Sennen, Elowynn, Morwenna, Demelza, Jennah, Senara, Merrin, Jena
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zennor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zennor, updated 20 October 2026.