Recorded 1957–2022 Girls' name Peak 1957 22 births

Zeline — girls' name

22 babies named Zeline in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s122010s52020s5
1950s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Zeline was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

12 babies were named Zeline in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeline

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Zeline between 1957 and 2022, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zeline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeline performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zeline shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeline 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 22 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.

Zeline at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

22

Since 1957

66 years of records

Peak year

1957

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1957

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2022

Zeline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1957

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1957)
12
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
468101214 202220191957 12

Zeline by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 55% of Zeline's all-time total
1950s122010s52020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeline?
22 babies have been named Zeline since 1957. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1957 with 12 births.
When was Zeline most popular?
Zeline was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Zeline been used?
Zeline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 66 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Zeline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zelma, Zelda, Zella, Zelia, and 4 more. 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, 1957–2022 (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.