Zed is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Zed is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,700 for boy births in the United States (and #20,015 across all names), given to 8 babies. Zed was first reported in SSA data in 1882 and peaked in 2018 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | #9,700 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | #6,195 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,731 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | #10,843 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #5,560 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #10,593 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | #9,740 |
| 2018 | 18 | 18 | #5,317 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #6,055 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,346 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #9,558 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | #12,093 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #8,772 |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | #8,856 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | #12,271 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | #10,755 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #10,973 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #14,376 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #9,581 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #11,459 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #9,937 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #9,383 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,912 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #11,598 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #7,553 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,795 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #10,162 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | #5,940 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #7,175 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,936 |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #3,914 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #4,967 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #3,881 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #4,694 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,555 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #7,283 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #7,068 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,842 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #4,932 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,750 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #3,943 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #3,688 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #4,198 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #4,044 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | #3,174 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,251 |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,282 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,707 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #4,860 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | #4,238 |
| 1920 | 6 | — | #4,283 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | #4,807 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 6 | — | #3,979 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | #3,513 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,289 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | #953 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | #1,067 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | #1,099 |