Recorded 1988–2009 Boys' name Peak 2009 11 births

Zavious — boys' name

11 babies named Zavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s6
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Zavious was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zavious in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zavious

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Zavious between 1988 and 2009, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zavious currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zavious performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zavious shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zavious 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 11 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.

Zavious at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

11

Since 1988

22 years of records

Peak year

2009

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1988

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2009

Zavious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1988

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 20091988 5

Zavious by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 55% of Zavious's all-time total
1980s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zavious?
11 babies have been named Zavious since 1988. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2009 with 6 births.
When was Zavious most popular?
Zavious was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Zavious been used?
Zavious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 22 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Zavious?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zavier, Zavion, Zavian, Zavien, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1988–2009 (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.