Zuma
The Story of Zuma
As a girl name
American parents first put Zuma on the record books as a girl name in 1889, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 15 Zumas were born — ranking #2,289 that year. About 46% of every Zuma on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Zuma last appeared in the published SSA data in 1938, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 140 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Zuma on the record books as a boy name in 2020, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 6 Zumas were born — ranking #10,889 that year. Zuma last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 16 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zuma
Zuma is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 140 births in the dataset. Zuma's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,289. Use the chart and map above to compare Zuma'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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