Total births
88
Girls' name · since 2006
Zeruiah
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 88 babies named Zeruiah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16570
- among girls today
- 88
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Zeruiah currently ranks #16570 among girls' names in America, with 88 babies recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Zeruiah recorded 88 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #16570 nationally today, ahead of 7% 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 2006 to 2025.
- #16570 among girls today
- 88 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
- 7% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zeruiah is currently the #16570 girls' name in America, more common than 7% of girls - 88 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16570
- among girls today
- 88
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Zeruiah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16570
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 7% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
48% of everyone ever named Zeruiah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
15 babies were named Zeruiah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Zeruiah compares
88 22th percentile among 17,726 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
Zeruiah's all-time total is 77% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeruiah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 88 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zeruiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zeruiah's full recorded timeline at 2019, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zeruiah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#16,570
Active since
2006
Zeruiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Zeruiah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zeruiah's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Zeruiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 42 births (48% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zeruiah? ▼
Zeruiah has been given to 88 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #16570 as of the latest data. 15 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Zeruiah most popular? ▼
Zeruiah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Zeruiah been used? ▼
Zeruiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zeruiah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zera, Zeriah, Zerenity, Zerina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zeruiah
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zeruiah
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Zeriah Girl
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Zerenity Girl
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Zerina Girl
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Zerah Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zeruiah: #16570 Girls' Name - 88 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zeruiah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zeruiah 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 June 2026.