How Many People Are Named Zed?
people named Zed are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 979,326 people in the US has this name
Based on 454 babies named Zed in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
18 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of ZEDEKIAH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Zed in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Zed alive today is about 23 years old, and 65% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 37 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Zed first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 2018, to 18 babies. In 2025, 8 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Zed has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #952, in 1894. In 2025 it ranked #9,696.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,696 |
| Best rank | #952 (1894) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #7,647 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Zed alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Zed were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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