Recorded 2008–2023 Boys' name Peak 2015 113 births

Zeplin — boys' name

113 babies named Zeplin in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s752020s33
2010s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Zeplin was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

15 babies were named Zeplin in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeplin

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Zeplin between 2008 and 2023, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zeplin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeplin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zeplin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeplin 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 113 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.

Zeplin at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

113

Since 2008

16 years of records

Peak year

2015

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2008

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zeplin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2008

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2015)
15
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 202320222021202020192018201720162015201420132008 5

Zeplin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
75 births that decade — 66% of Zeplin's all-time total
2000s52010s752020s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeplin?
113 babies have been named Zeplin since 2008. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2015 with 15 births.
When was Zeplin most popular?
Zeplin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Zeplin been used?
Zeplin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 16 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zeplin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zephaniah, Zephyr, Zeppelin, Zephan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2008–2023 (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.