Boys' name · since 1991
Zared
Zared has 152 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,600 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zared is the #12600 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 152 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Zared recorded 152 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #12600 nationally today, ahead of 10% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #14,679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,600 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 152 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zared ranks #14,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,600 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 152 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,600 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 152
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zared's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zared compares
152 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zared's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zared | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 152 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zared's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zared's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zared popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Zared by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (59 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Zared's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Zared births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
59 births
- 2010s
2010s
35 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 59 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Zared's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zared: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zared draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.