Recorded 1996–2023 Boys' name Peak 2018 21 births

Zishe — boys' name

21 babies named Zishe in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52010s62020s10
2020s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Zishe was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zishe in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zishe

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Zishe between 1996 and 2023, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zishe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zishe performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zishe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zishe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zishe 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 21 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.

Zishe at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

21

Since 1996

28 years of records

Peak year

2018

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1996

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zishe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1996

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.5 2023202220181996 5

Zishe by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
10 births that decade — 48% of Zishe's all-time total
1990s52010s62020s10

Zishe by state

Where Zishe concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zishe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
15 71.4%
New York share of Zishe's total US births 71.4%

15 of 21 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zishe?
21 babies have been named Zishe since 1996. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
When was Zishe most popular?
Zishe was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Zishe most popular?
The top states for the name Zishe are New York (15 births).
How long has the name Zishe been used?
Zishe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 28 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zishe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zisha, Zishan. 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, 1996–2023 (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.