Boys' name · since 1970
Zubin
355 babies named Zubin in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 355
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zubin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 355 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Zubin recorded 355 times among boys since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2024.
- #9,683 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 355 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zubin ranks #9,683 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 355 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,683 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 355
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zubin's 355 recorded births place it above 78.7% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Zubin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zubin's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zubin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
355 total births across 55 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2004 with 14 births in a single year.
Zubin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (89 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Zubin's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Zubin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
61 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 89 births (25% of all-time use).
Zubin decade highlights
- Peak decade 89 births
- Runner-up 86 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Zubin by state
Where Zubin concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22 | 6.2% |
22 of 355 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 6.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 6.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Zubin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zubins (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zubin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
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, 1970–2024 (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 Zubin 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.
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