Girls' name · since 2019
Zuni
Zuni has 31 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #40,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
31 girls have been named Zuni since 2019, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Zuni recorded 31 times among girls since 2019, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2023.
- #40,751 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuni ranks #40,751 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #40,751 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zuni's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Zuni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zuni's SSA record in two at 2022 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zuni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2023
- Peak year (2021)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
31 total births across 5 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 13 births in a single year.
Zuni by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (26 births, 84% of the file).
2020s was Zuni's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Zuni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (84% of all-time use).
Zuni decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Zuni by state
Where Zuni concentrates geographically, total births since 2019
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 19.4% |
6 of 31 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 19.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 19.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Zuni's data
- California records the most Zunis (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zuni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~4 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, 2019–2023 (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 Zuni 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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