Girls' name · since 1999
Zuzu
Zuzu has 311 recorded births since 1999 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,798 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zuzu currently ranks #9798 among girls' names in America, with 311 babies recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Zuzu recorded 311 times among girls since 1999, holding rank #9798 nationally today, ahead of 43% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #15,607 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,798 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 311 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuzu ranks #15,607 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,798 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 311 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,607 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,798 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zuzu's 311 recorded births place it above 78.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zuzu compares
311 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zuzu's all-time total is 17% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zuzu | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 311 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zuzu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zuzu's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zuzu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zuzu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (144 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Zuzu's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Zuzu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
68 births
- 2010s
2010s
144 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 144 births (46% of all-time use).
Zuzu by state
Where Zuzu concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.9% |
6 of 311 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zuzu's data
- Zuzu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (144 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zuzus (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 Zuzu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Zuzu 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.