Boys' name · since 1909
Zygmund
168 babies named Zygmund in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 168
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Zygmund sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 168 recorded since 1909.
Zygmund has 168 recorded births among boys since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1929.
- #14,041 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 168 born since 1909
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zygmund ranks #14,041 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 1909, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,041 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 168
- born since 1909
- 1920s
- peak decade
Zygmund's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Zygmund's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zygmund's full recorded timeline at 1921, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zygmund popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1929
- Peak year (1922)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Zygmund by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (89 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Zygmund's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zygmund births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
74 births
- 1920s
1920s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 89 births (53% of all-time use).
Zygmund by state
Where Zygmund concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 3.0% |
5 of 168 births nationwide.
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- Pennsylvania records the most Zygmunds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Zygmund: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1909–1929 (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 Zygmund 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.