Recorded 1961–1972 Boys' name Peak 1961 13 births

Zimbalist — boys' name

13 babies named Zimbalist in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s81970s5
1960s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Zimbalist was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

8 babies were named Zimbalist in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zimbalist

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Zimbalist between 1961 and 1972, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zimbalist currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zimbalist performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zimbalist shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zimbalist 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 13 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.

Zimbalist at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

13

Since 1961

12 years of records

Peak year

1961

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1961

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1972

Zimbalist popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1961

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1961)
8
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
456789 19721961 8

Zimbalist by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
8 births that decade — 62% of Zimbalist's all-time total
1960s81970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zimbalist?
13 babies have been named Zimbalist since 1961. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1961 with 8 births.
When was Zimbalist most popular?
Zimbalist was most popular in the 1960s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Zimbalist been used?
Zimbalist has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 12 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Zimbalist?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zimri, Zimir, Zimere, Zim, 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, 1961–1972 (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.