Boys' name · since 1995
Zelig
Zelig has 190 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,554 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 190
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
190 babies have been named Zelig since 1995, making it today's #8554 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zelig has been recorded 190 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #8554 nationally and more common than 39% of boys, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #13,293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,554 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 190 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zelig ranks #13,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,554 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 190 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,554 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 190
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zelig's 190 recorded births place it above 70.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zelig compares
190 37th 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
Zelig's all-time total is 49% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zelig | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 190 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zelig's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zelig's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zelig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Zelig by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (68 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Zelig's strongest decade.
68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Zelig births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
68 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 68 births (36% of all-time use).
Zelig by state
Where Zelig concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 33 | 17.4% |
33 of 190 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zelig's data
- Zelig's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (68 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zeligs (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zelig: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Zelig 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.