How Many People Are Named Zetta?
An estimated 511 people in the United States have the first name Zetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Zetta peaked in popularity in 1925 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zetta 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 Zetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
511
About 1 in 670,752 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1925
53 births
Total Registered
2,053
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zetta
Zetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,053 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zetta as a female name
Ranked #15,162 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1925 (53 births)
Zetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zetta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 394 babies were registered. Zetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zetta by Decade
How has Zetta 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.
Zetta by State
Birth registrations for Zetta span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, West Virginia, Missouri. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma. On average, about 11 Zettas were registered per state.
Zetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zetta
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Zetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zetta?
We estimate approximately 511 people named Zetta 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 670,752 Americans share this first name.
Is Zetta a common name?
Zetta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,053 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zetta most popular?
Zetta reached peak popularity in 1925, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zetta is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zetta a female name?
Zetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zetta Smith, Zetta Johnson, Zetta 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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