Recorded 1994–2020 Boys' name Peak 2002 22 births

Zavius — boys' name

22 babies named Zavius in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s122020s5
2000s
Peak decade

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

2002
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zavius in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zavius

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Zavius between 1994 and 2020, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zavius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zavius performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zavius shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zavius 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 22 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.

Zavius at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

22

Since 1994

27 years of records

Peak year

2002

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1994

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2020

Zavius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1994

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2002)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Zavius by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 55% of Zavius's all-time total
1990s52000s122020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zavius?
22 babies have been named Zavius since 1994. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2002 with 7 births.
When was Zavius most popular?
Zavius was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Zavius been used?
Zavius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 27 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Zavius?
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, 1994–2020 (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.