Unisex name · since 2001
Zi
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Zi, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 67 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zi has been recorded 67 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2017.
- #31,707 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zi ranks #31,707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #31,707 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zi's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Zi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zi splits its recorded history at 2007: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2017
- Peak year (2005)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zi popularity over time - boys
65 total births recorded since 2002 (Zi as boys' name)
Zi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (52 births, 78% of the file).
2000s was Zi's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Zi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 52 births (78% of all-time use).
Zi by state
Where Zi concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 24 | 35.8% |
24 of 67 births nationwide.
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- Zi's decade-level peak was the 2000s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Zis (24 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 Zi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 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, 2001–2017 (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 Zi 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.