Unisex name · since 1988
Zhi
176 babies named Zhi in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,764 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 176
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
176 boys have been named Zhi since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Zhi has 176 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2024.
- #13,764 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 176 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhi ranks #13,764 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,764 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 176
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zhi's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Zhi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zhi's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zhi popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Zhi popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 2003 (Zhi as girls' name)
Zhi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (93 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Zhi's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zhi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 93 births (53% of all-time use).
Zhi by state
Where Zhi concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 60 | 34.1% |
60 of 176 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zhi's data
- Zhi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Zhis (60 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 Zhi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1988–2024 (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 Zhi 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.