Unisex name · since 1897
Zenith
Zenith has 448 recorded births since 1897 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,884 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 448
- born since 1897
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zenith currently ranks #8884 among unisex names in America, with 448 babies recorded since 1897.
Social Security Administration records show Zenith recorded 448 times among girls since 1897, holding rank #8884 nationally today, ahead of 49% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #12,653 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,884 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 448 born since 1897
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zenith ranks #12,653 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,884 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 448 born since 1897, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,653 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,884 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 448
- born since 1897
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zenith's 448 recorded births place it above 82.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zenith compares
448 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Zenith's all-time total is 19% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zenith | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 448 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zenith's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zenith's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zenith popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Zenith popularity over time - boys
427 total births recorded since 1914 (Zenith as boys' name)
Zenith by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (109 births, 24% of the file).
2020s was Zenith's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Zenith births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
- 1930s 37
1930s
37 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 8
1960s
8 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
109 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 109 births (24% of all-time use).
Zenith by state
Where Zenith concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.3% |
6 of 448 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zenith's data
- California records the most Zeniths (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Zenith: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1897–2025 (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 Zenith 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.