US rank #8436 Boys' name Peak 2004 355 births

Zubin — #8436 US boys' name

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.

1970s261980s671990s612000s892010s862020s26
#8436
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 41% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Zubin was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

14 babies were named Zubin in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zubin

The Social Security Administration has registered 355 babies named Zubin between 1970 and 2024, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zubin currently holds the #8436 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zubin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zubin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zubin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zubin 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 355 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.

Zubin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

355

Since 1970

55 years of records

Peak year

2004

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,436

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1970

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zubin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1970

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
14
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
46810121416 202420162010200419951989198319721970 6

Zubin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
89 births that decade — 25% of Zubin's all-time total
1970s261980s671990s612000s892010s862020s26

Zubin by state

Where Zubin concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zubin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
22 6.2%
California share of Zubin's total US births 6.2%

22 of 355 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zubin?
355 babies have been named Zubin since 1970. It currently ranks #8436 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 14 births.
When was Zubin most popular?
Zubin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Zubin most popular?
The top states for the name Zubin are California (22 births).
How long has the name Zubin been used?
Zubin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 55 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zubin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zubair, Zubayr, Zuberi, Zubeyr, and 1 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, 1970–2024 (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.