How Many People Are Named Zed?
An estimated 347 people in the United States have the first name Zed. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Zed peaked in popularity in 2018 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zed as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zed paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
347
About 1 in 987,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2018
18 births
Total Registered
446
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zed
Zed is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 446 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zed as a male name
Ranked #6,167 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (18 births)
Zed: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zed span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 100 babies were registered. While Zed is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zed by Decade
How has Zed tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zed by State
Zed + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zed as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zed
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zed: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zed?
We estimate approximately 347 people named Zed are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 987,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Zed a common name?
Zed is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 446 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zed most popular?
Zed reached peak popularity in 2018, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zed is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zed a male name?
Zed is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zed Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zed Smith, Zed Johnson, Zed Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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