Recorded 1952–1983 Boys' name Peak 1952 28 births

Zbigniew — boys' name

28 babies named Zbigniew in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s121980s5
1960s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Zbigniew was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

11 babies were named Zbigniew in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zbigniew

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Zbigniew between 1952 and 1983, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zbigniew currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zbigniew performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zbigniew shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zbigniew 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 28 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.

Zbigniew at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

28

Since 1952

32 years of records

Peak year

1952

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1952

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1983

Zbigniew popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1952

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1952)
11
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 1983196919671952 11

Zbigniew by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
12 births that decade — 43% of Zbigniew's all-time total
1950s111960s121980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zbigniew?
28 babies have been named Zbigniew since 1952. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1952 with 11 births.
When was Zbigniew most popular?
Zbigniew was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Zbigniew been used?
Zbigniew has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 32 years of data through 1983.

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, 1952–1983 (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.