Recorded 1909–1929 Boys' name Peak 1922 168 births

Zygmund — boys' name

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.

1900s51910s741920s89
1920s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Zygmund was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

17 babies were named Zygmund in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zygmund

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Zygmund between 1909 and 1929, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zygmund currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zygmund performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zygmund shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zygmund in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zygmund 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 168 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.

Zygmund at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

168

Since 1909

21 years of records

Peak year

1922

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1909

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1929

Zygmund popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1909

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1922)
17
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 1929192619231920191719131909 5

Zygmund by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
89 births that decade — 53% of Zygmund's all-time total
1900s51910s741920s89

Zygmund by state

Where Zygmund concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zygmund
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
5 3.0%
Pennsylvania share of Zygmund's total US births 3.0%

5 of 168 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zygmund?
168 babies have been named Zygmund since 1909. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1922 with 17 births.
When was Zygmund most popular?
Zygmund was most popular in the 1920s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Zygmund most popular?
The top states for the name Zygmund are Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Zygmund been used?
Zygmund has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 21 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Zygmund?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zygmunt, Zygmont, Zygmond. 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, 1909–1929 (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.