Unisex name · since 1995
Zeppelin
1,504 babies named Zeppelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,952 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,507 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,504
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zeppelin currently ranks #1507 among unisex names in America, with 1,504 babies recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Zeppelin recorded 1,504 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #1507 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, 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 1995 to 2025.
- #3,952 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,507 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,504 born since 1995
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeppelin ranks #3,952 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,507 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,504 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,952 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,507 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,504
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zeppelin's 1,504 recorded births place it above 91.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zeppelin compares
1,504 Top 26% higher than 74% of 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
Zeppelin's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeppelin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,504 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 161 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zeppelin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zeppelin's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 86% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 14%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 161, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zeppelin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 161
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Zeppelin popularity over time - girls
289 total births recorded since 2013 (Zeppelin as girls' name)
Zeppelin by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (803 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Zeppelin's strongest decade.
803 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zeppelin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
625 births
- 2020s
2020s
803 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 803 births (53% of all-time use).
How Zeppelin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zeppelin's total volume
Zeppelin by state
Where Zeppelin concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 151 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 150 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 53 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 46 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 43 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 39 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 37 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 30 | 2.0% |
151 of 1,504 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Zeppelin appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Zeppelins (151 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Zeppelin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
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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 Zeppelin 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.