Zed is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #18484 for boy births in the United States, given to 8 babies. Zed first appears in the data in 1882 and reached its peak in 2018 (18 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #18,484 |
| 2024 | 15 | #12,487 |
| 2023 | 11 | #15,264 |
| 2022 | 7 | #20,358 |
| 2021 | 17 | #11,400 |
| 2020 | 7 | #20,119 |
| 2019 | 8 | #18,872 |
| 2018 | 18 | #11,111 |
| 2017 | 15 | #12,634 |
| 2016 | 14 | #13,341 |
| 2015 | 8 | #19,307 |
| 2014 | 6 | #23,595 |
| 2013 | 9 | #18,053 |
| 2012 | 9 | #18,340 |
| 2011 | 6 | #23,993 |
| 2010 | 7 | #21,736 |
| 2009 | 7 | #22,132 |
| 2007 | 5 | #27,980 |
| 2006 | 8 | #19,940 |
| 2005 | 6 | #23,030 |
| 2004 | 7 | #20,166 |
| 2002 | 7 | #19,372 |
| 2000 | 12 | #12,992 |
| 1999 | 5 | #22,533 |
| 1998 | 8 | #15,901 |
| 1994 | 6 | #18,080 |
| 1993 | 5 | #20,368 |
| 1991 | 9 | #13,269 |
| 1990 | 7 | #15,433 |
| 1989 | 7 | #14,643 |
| 1988 | 13 | #9,058 |
| 1987 | 9 | #11,150 |
| 1986 | 12 | #8,845 |
| 1985 | 9 | #10,502 |
| 1984 | 7 | #12,124 |
| 1981 | 5 | #15,314 |
| 1979 | 5 | #14,935 |
| 1977 | 6 | #12,458 |
| 1976 | 7 | #10,818 |
| 1972 | 5 | #12,187 |
| 1958 | 6 | #8,177 |
| 1949 | 6 | #7,284 |
| 1948 | 5 | #8,092 |
| 1942 | 5 | #7,351 |
| 1937 | 7 | #5,725 |
| 1935 | 7 | #5,788 |
| 1932 | 5 | #7,342 |
| 1926 | 7 | #6,561 |
| 1925 | 5 | #8,260 |
| 1923 | 6 | #7,429 |
| 1920 | 6 | #7,435 |
| 1919 | 5 | #8,101 |
| 1918 | 7 | #6,595 |
| 1917 | 6 | #6,918 |
| 1916 | 7 | #6,132 |
| 1898 | 5 | #2,699 |
| 1894 | 7 | #2,048 |
| 1887 | 5 | #2,079 |
| 1882 | 5 | #2,012 |