Boys' name · since 1973
Zeus
2,696 babies named Zeus in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,349 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,696
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,696 babies have been named Zeus since 1973, making it today's #1349 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zeus recorded 2,696 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #1349 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #2,728 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,349 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,696 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeus ranks #2,728 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,349 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,696 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,728 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,349 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,696
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zeus's 2,696 recorded births place it above 94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zeus compares
2,696 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Zeus's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,696 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 205 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zeus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zeus splits its recorded history at 2003: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 205 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zeus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 205
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Zeus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,127 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Zeus's strongest decade.
1,127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zeus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2000s 363
2000s
363 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,127 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,044 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,127 births (42% of all-time use).
How Zeus 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 Zeus's total volume
Zeus by state
Where Zeus concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 629 | 23.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 422 | 15.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 109 | 4.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 104 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 83 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 73 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 29 | 1.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 26 | 1.0% |
629 of 2,696 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Zeus appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zeus's data
- Zeus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,127 total births) through the 2020s (1,044) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zeuss (629 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Zeus
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Zeus
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zeus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Zeus 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.