Girls' name · since 1981
Zeynep
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 1,454 babies named Zeynep, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,086 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,454
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zeynep currently ranks #2086 among girls' names in America, with 1,454 babies recorded since 1981.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeynep has been recorded 1,454 times among girls since 1981, currently ranked #2086 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #5,819 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,086 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,454 born since 1981
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeynep ranks #5,819 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,086 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,454 born since 1981, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,086 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,454
- born since 1981
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zeynep's 1,454 recorded births place it above 91.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zeynep compares
1,454 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 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
Zeynep's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeynep | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,454 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 138 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zeynep's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zeynep splits its recorded history at 2006: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 138 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zeynep popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 138
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Zeynep by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (663 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Zeynep's strongest decade.
663 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Zeynep births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 76
1990s
76 births
- 2000s 232
2000s
232 births
- 2010s
2010s
460 births
- 2020s
2020s
663 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 663 births (46% of all-time use).
How Zeynep compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zeynep's total volume
Zeynep by state
Where Zeynep concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 164 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 153 | 10.5% |
| #3 | California | | 145 | 10.0% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 101 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 44 | 3.0% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 29 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 20 | 1.4% |
164 of 1,454 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Zeynep appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Zeyneps (164 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Zeynep: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Zeynep 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.