Ziggy
Ziggy is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Zigmunt and other names. It is also a nickname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ziggy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ziggy is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Zigmunt and other names. It is also a nickname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ziggy
As a girl name
Ziggy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2014, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 43 Ziggys were born — ranking #3,591 that year. As of 2026, Ziggy ranks #4,323 for girls with 33 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). In total, more than 323 Ziggys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ziggy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 168 Ziggys were born — ranking #1,191 that year. As of 2026, Ziggy ranks #1,329 for boys with 145 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Ziggys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ziggy
Ziggy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Ziggy's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,191. Use the chart and map above to compare Ziggy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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