Unisex name · since 2015

Ziyu

Ziyu has 11 recorded births since 2015 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#34,310 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2015
2010s
peak decade

Ziyu is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2015.

Social Security Administration records show Ziyu recorded 11 times among boys since 2015, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2015 to 2019.

  • #34,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 2015
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ziyu ranks #34,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2015, peaking in the 2010s.

#34,310 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2015
2010s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Ziyu's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% 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.

Ziyu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ziyu's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2015, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ziyu popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2019)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 20152019 6

Ziyu popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 2020 (Ziyu as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2020 5

Ziyu by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Ziyu's strongest decade.

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

Ziyu births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 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 Ziyu? ▼
Ziyu has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2015, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #34,310 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 6 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Ziyu sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ziyu ranks #34,310 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 Ziyu most popular? ▼
Ziyu was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Is Ziyu a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ziyu is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 11 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Ziyu been used? ▼
Ziyu has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 5 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Ziyu? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ziyad, Ziyon, Ziyan, Ziya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nearby Names Like Ziyu

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ziyu

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Ziyan Boy
#6034 262 births
Ziya Boy
#13043 68 births
Ziyah Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ziyu: 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, 2015–2019 (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 Ziyu 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.