How Many People Are Named Zeus?
people named Zeus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 128,057 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,696 babies named Zeus in Social Security records from 1973 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
205 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyeus whose name probably meant "shine" or "sky". In Greek mythology he was the highest of the gods. After he and his siblings defeated the Titans, Zeus ruled over the earth and humankind from atop Mount Olympus. He had control over the weather and his weapon was a thunderbolt.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Zeus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Zeus alive today is about 10 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Zeus first appears in the records in 1973 and was given most often in 2024, to 205 babies. In 2025, 140 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1973 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Zeus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,067, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #1,351.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,351 |
| Best rank | #1,067 (2024) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,477 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Zeus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Zeus were born in California than in any other state: about 623 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Zeus was given 2.9 times as often in California, 2.3 times in Arizona and 2.3 times in Texas.
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