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Zeppelin

Zeppelin holds the #1499 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 117 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 2022 (#1220 nationally, 161 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1995. The name's biggest fan base is in Kentucky (#625 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1499
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1220
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
117
boys named Zeppelin

Zeppelin popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.005%0.007%0.010%18801900192019401960198020002020#1220 in 2022
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Zeppelin is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025WI—Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025IL—Indiana: #773 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IN#773Ohio: #1015 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1015Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025CT—California: #1687 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1687Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025NE—Missouri: #789 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MO#789Kentucky: #625 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)KY#625West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025AR—Tennessee: #842 (7 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#842North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025AL—Georgia: #990 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#990Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025HI—Texas: #1347 (14 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1347Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Zeppelin in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kentucky (#625), Indiana (#773), Missouri (#789)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Zeppelin in the most recent year of SSA data.

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