Recorded 1982–2022 Girls' name Peak 2014 118 births

Zeba — girls' name

118 babies named Zeba in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s372000s452010s252020s5
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Zeba was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

10 babies were named Zeba in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeba

The Social Security Administration has registered 118 babies named Zeba between 1982 and 2022, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zeba currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeba performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zeba shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zeba in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeba 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 118 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.

Zeba at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

118

Since 1982

41 years of records

Peak year

2014

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1982

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2022

Zeba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1982

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2014)
10
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 2022201020072002199819931982 6

Zeba by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 38% of Zeba's all-time total
1980s61990s372000s452010s252020s5

Zeba by state

Where Zeba concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zeba
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.2%
California share of Zeba's total US births 4.2%

5 of 118 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeba?
118 babies have been named Zeba since 1982. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2014 with 10 births.
When was Zeba most popular?
Zeba was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Zeba most popular?
The top states for the name Zeba are California (5 births).
How long has the name Zeba been used?
Zeba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 41 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Zeba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zebbie, Zeborah, Zebra, Zebrina. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1982–2022 (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.