Zy
The Story of Zy
As a girl name
American parents first put Zy on the record books as a girl name in 2011, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 6 Zys were born — ranking #14,823 that year. Zy last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Zy on the record books as a boy name in 2004, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 11 Zys were born — ranking #7,170 that year. About 42% of every Zy on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Zy last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 78 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zy
Zy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 78 births in the dataset. Zy's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #7,170. Use the chart and map above to compare Zy'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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