Recorded 2009–2018 Boys' name Peak 2009 11 births

Zim — boys' name

11 babies named Zim in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s5
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Zim was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zim in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zim

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Zim between 2009 and 2018, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zim currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zim performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zim shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zim 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 11 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.

Zim at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

11

Since 2009

10 years of records

Peak year

2009

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

2009

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2018

Zim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2009

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2009)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 20182009 6

Zim by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 55% of Zim's all-time total
2000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zim?
11 babies have been named Zim since 2009. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2009 with 6 births.
When was Zim most popular?
Zim was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Zim been used?
Zim has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 10 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Zim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zimri, Zimir, Zimere, Zimbalist, and 4 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, 2009–2018 (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.