Boys' name · since 2006

Zier

Zier has 50 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#22,258 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 2006
2000s
peak decade

50 boys have been named Zier since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Zier has 50 recorded births among boys since 2006, 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 2006 to 2019.

  • #22,258 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 50 born since 2006
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zier ranks #22,258 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 50 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,258 of 45,481
all-time among boys
50
born since 2006
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zier's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Zier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Zier splits its recorded history at 2016: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Zier popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2008)
11
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
4681012 20062007200820092016201720182019 6

Zier by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (28 births, 56% of the file).

2000s was Zier's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Zier births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (56% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zier? ▼
Zier has been given to 50 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #22,258 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 11 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Zier sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zier ranks #22,258 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zier most popular? ▼
Zier was most popular in the 2000s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Zier been used? ▼
Zier has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 14 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Zier? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ziere, Zierre, Ziel, Zien. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Zier's data

  • Zier's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2010s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Zier

Nearby Names Like Zier

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zier

Ziere Boy
#12774 88 births
Zierre Boy
79 births
Ziel Boy
#9476 52 births
Zien Boy
36 births

Compare Zier side by side: Zier vs Ziere Zier vs Zierre Zier vs Ziel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2019 (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 Zier 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.