Zeus
Zeus was the 1351st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 140 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1067th with 205 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 111 places. More babies were named Zeus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,351 boys, down 151 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 140boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024205 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,696babies recorded
Zeus popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,351 | 140 |
| 2020 | #1,200 | 159 |
| 2010 | #2,036 | 68 |
| 2000 | #2,921 | 31 |
| 1990 | #9,489 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zeus, counting every spelling?
Zeus has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,280 for boys in 2025, against #1,351 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Zeus?
140 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zeus (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zeus 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 60 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zeus.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zeus?
About 2,700 people born in the US named Zeus are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Zeus a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zeus by state
How common Zeus was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Illinois (1.8×), Arizona (1.8×), California (1.8×). In 33 states fewer than five boys 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 Zeus: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zeus, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zeus
How popular is the name Zeus?
Zeus was the 1351st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 140 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1067th with 205 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 111 places. More babies were named Zeus in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zeus a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zeus in the US.
Where is Zeus most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zeus was most common in Illinois (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and California.