US rank #12880 Boys' name Peak 2004 320 births

Zarius — #12880 US boys' name

320 babies named Zarius in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s632000s1322010s842020s41
#12880
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Zarius was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

18 babies were named Zarius in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zarius

The Social Security Administration has registered 320 babies named Zarius between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zarius currently holds the #12880 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zarius performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zarius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zarius in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zarius in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 320 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zarius at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

320

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2004

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,880

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
18
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 202420202015201120072003199919951991 6

Zarius by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
132 births that decade — 41% of Zarius's all-time total
1990s632000s1322010s842020s41

Zarius by state

Where Zarius concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zarius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.6%
Texas share of Zarius's total US births 1.6%

5 of 320 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zarius?
320 babies have been named Zarius since 1991. It currently ranks #12880 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 18 births.
When was Zarius most popular?
Zarius was most popular in the 2000s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Zarius most popular?
The top states for the name Zarius are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Zarius been used?
Zarius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zarius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zarek, Zarion, Zarian, Zaryan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.