Unisex name · since 1889
Zuma
140 babies named Zuma in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1889
- 1910s
- peak decade
140 girls have been named Zuma since 1889, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Zuma has 140 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 1938.
- #23,529 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 140 born since 1889
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuma ranks #23,529 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1889, peaking in the 1910s.
- #23,529 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 140
- born since 1889
- 1910s
- peak decade
Zuma's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Zuma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zuma's full recorded timeline at 1915, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zuma popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–1938
- Peak year (1918)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Zuma popularity over time - boys
16 total births recorded since 2020 (Zuma as boys' name)
Zuma by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (64 births, 46% of the file).
1910s was Zuma's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Zuma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
64 births
- 1920s
1920s
36 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 64 births (46% of all-time use).
Zuma by state
Where Zuma concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 140 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zuma's data
- Zuma's decade-level peak was the 1910s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Zumas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zuma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1889–1938 (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 Zuma 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.