Recorded 2020–2020 Boys' name Peak 2020 5 births

Zig — boys' name

5 babies named Zig in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2020s5
2020s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Zig was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

5 babies were named Zig in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zig

The Social Security Administration has registered 5 babies named Zig between 2020 and 2020, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zig currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zig performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zig in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 5 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zig at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

5

Since 2020

1 years of records

Peak year

2020

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2020

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 2020

Zig popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
5
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
5 2020 5

Zig by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
5 births that decade — 100% of Zig's all-time total
2020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zig?
5 babies have been named Zig since 2020. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2020 with 5 births.
When was Zig most popular?
Zig was most popular in the 2020s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Zig been used?
Zig has been recorded in Social Security data since 2020, spanning 1 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Zig?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ziggy, Zigmund, Zigmond, Zigmunt, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2020–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.