Boys' name · since 1952
Zbigniew
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.
- #26,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Zbigniew sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zbigniew has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1983.
- #26,548 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1952
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zbigniew ranks #26,548 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1952, peaking in the 1960s.
- #26,548 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1952
- 1960s
- peak decade
Zbigniew's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zbigniew's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zbigniew's full recorded timeline at 1969, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zbigniew popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1983
- Peak year (1952)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Zbigniew by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (12 births, 43% of the file).
1960s was Zbigniew's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Zbigniew births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Zbigniew's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- 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 Zbigniew: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1952–1983 (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 Zbigniew 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.