Boys' name · since 1909
Zigmund
808 babies named Zigmund in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,872 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,716 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 808
- born since 1909
- 1910s
- peak decade
Zigmund currently ranks #7716 among boys' names in America, with 808 babies recorded since 1909.
Zigmund has 808 recorded births among boys since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7716 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of boys, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #5,872 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,716 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 808 born since 1909
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zigmund ranks #5,872 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,716 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 808 born since 1909, peaking in the 1910s.
- #5,872 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,716 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 808
- born since 1909
- 1910s
- peak decade
Zigmund's 808 recorded births place it above 87.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Zigmund compares
808 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Zigmund's all-time total is 119% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zigmund | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 808 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zigmund's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zigmund's full recorded timeline at 1932, 25% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 75% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zigmund popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Zigmund by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (316 births, 39% of the file).
1910s was Zigmund's strongest decade.
316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Zigmund births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 7
1900s
7 births
- 1910s
1910s
316 births
- 1920s
1920s
261 births
- 1930s 57
1930s
57 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 316 births (39% of all-time use).
How Zigmund 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 Zigmund's total volume
Zigmund by state
Where Zigmund concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 159 | 19.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 57 | 7.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 38 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Connecticut | | 28 | 3.5% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 19 | 2.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 12 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.6% |
159 of 808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zigmund's data
- Zigmund's decade-level peak was the 1910s (316 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Zigmunds (159 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Zigmund: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Zigmund 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.