Zeppelin
Boy name · #1507 in 2025 · Very rare
Zeppelin is currently the #1507 boy name in the United States — 117 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2036, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,385 boys born in 2025 was named Zeppelin.
The 30-year story
Zeppelin first appears in the Social Security records in 1995, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 161 babies and a rank of #1220. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zeppelin per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zeppelin in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zeppelin is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zeppelin will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zeppelin is most common
State-level data for Zeppelin is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Zeppelin
Statistically, parents drawn to Zeppelin tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zaylin, Gatlin, Macklin, Taylin, and Kylin.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zeppelin | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117 | #1499 |
| 2024 | 137 | #1371 |
| 2023 | 136 | #1369 |
| 2022 | 161 | #1220 |
| 2021 | 137 | #1349 |
| 2020 | 115 | #1478 |
| 2019 | 99 | #1642 |
| 2018 | 118 | #1465 |
| 2017 | 93 | #1695 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2012 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2036 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2705 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2668 |
| 2012 | 39 | #2954 |
| 2011 | 21 | #4509 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3894 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4748 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6393 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6262 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9585 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9115 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9948 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10894 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8868 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zeppelin a popular boy name?
Zeppelin ranked #1507 among boys in 2025 with 117 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2036.
When was the name Zeppelin most popular?
Zeppelin peaked in 2022, when 161 American boys received the name (ranked #1220 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zeppelin?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,385 newborn American boys was named Zeppelin. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.