Unisex name · since 1988
Ziggy
Ziggy has 1,501 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,958 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,489 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,501
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,501 babies have been named Ziggy since 1988, making it today's #1489 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Ziggy recorded 1,501 times among boys since 1988, holding rank #1489 nationally today, ahead of 89% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #3,958 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,489 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,501 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ziggy ranks #3,958 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,489 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,501 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,958 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,489 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,501
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ziggy's 1,501 recorded births place it above 91.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ziggy compares
1,501 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ziggy's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ziggy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,501 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 168 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ziggy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ziggy's full recorded timeline at 2012, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 168 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ziggy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 168
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Ziggy popularity over time - girls
277 total births recorded since 2014 (Ziggy as girls' name)
Ziggy by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (832 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Ziggy's strongest decade.
832 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Ziggy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 150
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
509 births
- 2020s
2020s
832 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 832 births (55% of all-time use).
How Ziggy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ziggy's total volume
Ziggy by state
Where Ziggy concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 236 | 15.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 70 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 55 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 53 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Washington | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 19 | 1.3% |
236 of 1,501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Ziggy appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Ziggys (236 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ziggy: 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 (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Ziggy 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.