Zetta
Zetta was the 17262nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 516th; the most babies were born in 1925 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved down 872 places. More babies were named Zetta in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #17,262 girls, down 2,207 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192553 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,058babies recorded
Zetta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #17,262 | 5 |
| 2020 | #15,055 | 6 |
| 2010 | #9,223 | 13 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,181 | 11 |
| 1950 | #3,422 | 11 |
| 1940 | #1,844 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,433 | 30 |
| 1920 | #1,232 | 40 |
| 1910 | #913 | 23 |
| 1900 | #940 | 17 |
| 1890 | #616 | 19 |
| 1880 | #676 | 8 |
How popular is Zetta, counting every spelling?
Zetta is a spelling of Zeta, a name family that had 21 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 21 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeta | 16 | #7,129 | 70 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zetta?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zetta (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zetta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zetta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zetta?
About 600 people born in the US named Zetta are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 16 and 78. That makes Zetta a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zetta by state
How common Zetta was among girls born in each state in 1923–1927, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zetta: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zetta, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zetta
How popular is the name Zetta?
Zetta was the 17262nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 516th; the most babies were born in 1925 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved down 872 places. More babies were named Zetta in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Zetta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zetta in the US.
Where was Zetta most popular?
In 1923–1927, Zetta was most common in West Virginia (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Ohio.