Boys' name · since 2010

Zinn

Since 2010, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Zinn, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,487 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade

Zinn is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 17 have been recorded since 2010.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zinn has been recorded 17 times among boys since 2010, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2016.

  • #30,487 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2010
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zinn ranks #30,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,487 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2010
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zinn's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Zinn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Zinn's full recorded timeline at 2012, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Zinn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201020122016 5

Zinn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Zinn's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Zinn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zinn? ▼
Zinn has been given to 17 babies in the U.S. since 2010, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,487 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2016. 7 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Zinn sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zinn ranks #30,487 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zinn most popular? ▼
Zinn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Zinn been used? ▼
Zinn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 7 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Zinn? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zinedine, Zino, Zina, Zinedin, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zinn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2010–2016 (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 Zinn 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.