Boys' name · since 2011
Zihao
Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Zihao, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 41
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
41 babies have been named Zihao since 2011, making it today's #13147 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zihao recorded 41 times among boys since 2011, holding rank #13147 nationally today, ahead of 6% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #23,632 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,147 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 41 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zihao ranks #23,632 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,147 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 41 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,632 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,147 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 41
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zihao's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zihao compares
41 15th percentile among 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
Zihao's all-time total is 89% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zihao | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 41 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zihao's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zihao's full recorded timeline at 2016, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zihao popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Zihao by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (30 births, 73% of the file).
2010s was Zihao's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Zihao births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 30 births (73% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zihao's data
- Zihao's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zihao: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Zihao 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.