Boys' name · since 1991
Zeek
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 301 babies named Zeek, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,309 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 301
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
301 babies have been named Zeek since 1991, making it today's #5309 boys' name.
Zeek has 301 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5309 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #10,567 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,309 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 301 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeek ranks #10,567 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,309 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 301 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,567 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,309 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 301
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zeek's 301 recorded births place it above 76.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zeek compares
301 46th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Zeek's all-time total is 18% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeek | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 301 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zeek's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zeek's full recorded timeline at 2016, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zeek popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Zeek by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (172 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Zeek's strongest decade.
172 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Zeek births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 172 births (57% of all-time use).
Zeek by state
Where Zeek concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 301 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zeek's data
- Zeek's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (172 total births) through the 2020s (101) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zeeks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Zeek: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Zeek 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.