Unisex name · since 2016
Zeplyn
Zeplyn has 98 recorded births since 2016 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zeplyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 98 recorded since 2016.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeplyn has been recorded 98 times among girls since 2016, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2016 to 2024.
- #27,378 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 2016
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeplyn ranks #27,378 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 2016, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 2016
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zeplyn's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zeplyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zeplyn splits its recorded history at 2020: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2016 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zeplyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2024
- Peak year (2018)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Zeplyn popularity over time - boys
22 total births recorded since 2018 (Zeplyn as boys' name)
Zeplyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (55 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Zeplyn's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Zeplyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Zeplyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (55 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zeplyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~8 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, 2016–2024 (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 Zeplyn 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.