Recorded 1984–1990 Girls' name Peak 1985 17 births

Zer — girls' name

17 babies named Zer in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s5
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Zer was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zer in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zer

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Zer between 1984 and 1990, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zer currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zer performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zer 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 17 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.

Zer at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

17

Since 1984

7 years of records

Peak year

1985

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1984

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1990

Zer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1984

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1985)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 199019851984 5

Zer by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 71% of Zer's all-time total
1980s121990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zer?
17 babies have been named Zer since 1984. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1985 with 7 births.
When was Zer most popular?
Zer was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Zer been used?
Zer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 7 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Zer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zera, Zerenity, Zeriah, Zerina, 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, 1984–1990 (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.