NameTides

Zeus

Zeus was the #1,347 boys' name in the US in 2025 (140 babies), and #4,275 in England & Wales and #2,095 in Canada.

Zeus as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Zeus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Zeus as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,347 (140)#4,275 (4)#2,095 (9)
2024#1,062 (205)#2,264 (10)#1,432 (15)
2023#1,156 (180)#2,008 (11)#2,123 (8)
2022#1,131 (186)#2,166 (10)#1,895 (9)
2021#1,152 (174)#1,860 (12)#1,653 (11)
2020#1,200 (159)#2,682 (7)#2,197 (7)
2019#1,116 (176)#2,266 (9)#2,189 (7)
2018#1,276 (144)#1,991 (11)#1,682 (10)
2017#1,207 (152)#2,324 (9)#2,439 (6)
2016#1,382 (128)#2,804 (7)#2,182 (7)
2015#1,453 (116)#3,373 (5)#2,387 (6)
2014#1,576 (100)#3,895 (4)#1,657 (10)
2013#1,725 (85)#2,660 (7)—
2012#1,799 (82)#4,805 (3)—
2011#1,849 (76)#4,647 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,062.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1973.

How common is it?

about 1 in 12,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Zeus is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 7,900 to 1 in 14,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zeus by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #805ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,202NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #1,022NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #862CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #809MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,094TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Zeus (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,2178

Zeus (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZeusCanadaBoys#2,0959
ZeusEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
ZeusUSBoys#1,347140