Recorded 1880–2023 Girls' name Peak 1925 2,053 births

Zetta — girls' name

2,053 babies named Zetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1281890s1951900s1651910s3011920s3941930s2541940s1721950s1541960s791970s61980s112000s572010s1182020s19
1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Zetta was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

53 babies were named Zetta in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,053 babies named Zetta between 1880 and 2023, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 394 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Zetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by West Virginia and Missouri. In total, SSA state-level files list Zetta in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zetta 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 2,053 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.

Zetta at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,053

Since 1880

144 years of records

Peak year

1925

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1880

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1880

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1925)
53
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Zetta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
394 births that decade — 19% of Zetta's all-time total
1880s1281890s1951900s1651910s3011920s3941930s2541940s1721950s1541960s791970s61980s112000s572010s1182020s19

Zetta by state

Where Zetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Zetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
23 1.1%
#2 West Virginia
18 0.9%
#3 Missouri
11 0.5%
#4 Ohio
11 0.5%
#5 Oklahoma
5 0.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.2%
#7 Texas
5 0.2%
Kentucky share of Zetta's total US births 1.1%
Even split

23 of 2,053 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zetta?
2,053 babies have been named Zetta since 1880. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1925 with 53 births.
When was Zetta most popular?
Zetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 394 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Where is Zetta most popular?
The top states for the name Zetta are Kentucky (23 births), West Virginia (18 births), Missouri (11 births).
How long has the name Zetta been used?
Zetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 144 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zetta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zettie, Zeta, Zetha. 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, 1880–2023 (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.