Recorded 1892–1948 Girls' name Peak 1927 130 births

Zeffie — girls' name

130 babies named Zeffie in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s401910s351920s441940s5
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Zeffie was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

12 babies were named Zeffie in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeffie

The Social Security Administration has registered 130 babies named Zeffie between 1892 and 1948, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zeffie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeffie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zeffie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeffie 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 130 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.

Zeffie at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

130

Since 1892

57 years of records

Peak year

1927

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1892

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1948

Zeffie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1892

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1927)
12
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
468101214 1948192719201915190919051892 6

Zeffie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
44 births that decade — 34% of Zeffie's all-time total
1890s61900s401910s351920s441940s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeffie?
130 babies have been named Zeffie since 1892. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1927 with 12 births.
When was Zeffie most popular?
Zeffie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Zeffie been used?
Zeffie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 57 years of data through 1948.

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, 1892–1948 (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.