Zedd vs Zed

Side-by-side comparison of Zedd and Zed — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zedd

Boy name

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Name B

Zed

Boy name · Rank #5885

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Metric Zedd Zed
Current Rank Unranked #5885
Total Births (all years) 11 446
Peak Year 2019 2018
Peak Year Births 6 18
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2019 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Zedd Zed
1880ss — 10
1890ss — 12
1910ss — 25
1920ss — 24
1930ss — 19
1940ss — 16
1950ss — 6
1970ss — 23
1980ss — 62
1990ss — 40
2000ss — 52
2010ss 6 100
2020ss 5 57

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zedd Zed
2014 — 6
2015 — 8
2016 — 14
2017 — 15
2018 — 18
2019 6 8
2020 — 7
2021 5 17
2022 — 7
2023 — 11
2024 — 15

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2019–2021.

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