How Many People Are Named Zeth?
An estimated 1,174 people in the United States have the first name Zeth. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Zeth peaked in popularity in 1999 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zeth 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 Zeth paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,174
About 1 in 291,954 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1999
59 births
Total Registered
1,197
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zeth
Zeth is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,197 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zeth as a male name
Ranked #12,287 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (59 births)
Zeth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zeth span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 438 babies were registered. Zeth has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zeth by Decade
How has Zeth 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.
Zeth by State
Birth registrations for Zeth span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Louisiana. On average, about 41 Zeths were registered per state.
Zeth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zeth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zeth
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zeth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zeth?
We estimate approximately 1,174 people named Zeth 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 291,954 Americans share this first name.
Is Zeth a common name?
Zeth is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,197 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zeth most popular?
Zeth reached peak popularity in 1999, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zeth is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zeth a male name?
Zeth is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zeth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zeth Smith, Zeth Johnson, Zeth 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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