Girls' name · since 1992
Zea
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 302 babies named Zea, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,718 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 302
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
302 babies have been named Zea since 1992, making it today's #9718 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zea has been recorded 302 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #9718 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #15,851 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,718 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 302 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zea ranks #15,851 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,718 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 302 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,851 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,718 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 302
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zea's 302 recorded births place it above 78.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zea compares
302 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zea's all-time total is 20% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 302 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zea splits its recorded history at 2010: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Zea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (124 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Zea's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Zea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
124 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 124 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Zea's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Zea 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.