Zeta Girl
How popular is Zeta?
#6,837 girl name in 2025
16 baby girls were named Zeta in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name.
730living people named Zeta (est.)
21median age of people named Zeta
1,354babies named Zeta since 1880
1 in 207,209US babies born in 2025
Zeta popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,837 for girls (▲ 2104 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+78% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,861 in 2015, #6,625 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2005 (33 girls) |
| Highest rank | #931 in 1897 |
| First recorded | 1888 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zeta counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zeta family of names ranked #3,809 for girls in 2025 (#5,436 the year before), with 21 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zeta | 16 | 76% |
| Zetta | 5 | 24% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Zeta by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,276 |
| 1890s | 56 | #931 |
| 1900s | 87 | #1,002 |
| 1910s | 141 | #1,421 |
| 1920s | 189 | #1,666 |
| 1930s | 138 | #1,658 |
| 1940s | 77 | #2,571 |
| 1950s | 69 | #3,713 |
| 1960s | 74 | #3,919 |
| 1970s | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1990s | 12 | #7,710 |
| 2000s | 234 | #4,191 |
| 2010s | 171 | #5,541 |
| 2020s | 87 | #5,951 |
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Questions
- Is Zeta a boy or girl name?
- Zeta is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zeta were girls.
- How popular is the name Zeta?
- 16 baby girls were named Zeta in the US in 2025, making it the 6837th most popular girl name.
- When was Zeta most popular?
- Zeta peaked in 2005, when 33 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #931 in 1897.
- How many people are named Zeta?
- 1,354 babies have been named Zeta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 730 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 21.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.