Girls' name · since 1957
Zebra
Zebra has 5 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #72,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5
- born since 1957
- 1950s
- peak decade
5 girls have been named Zebra since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Zebra recorded 5 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1957.
- #72,220 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5 born since 1957
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zebra ranks #72,220 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1957, peaking in the 1950s.
- #72,220 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5
- born since 1957
- 1950s
- peak decade
Zebra's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zebra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1957
- Peak year (1957)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Zebra by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Zebra's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Zebra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zebra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1957–1957 (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 Zebra 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.