# Zeus (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/zeus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /zus/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,696 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,696 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 135, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús). Doublet of Dyeus and Jove.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 76 | 1,865 |
| 2012 | 82 | 1,817 |
| 2013 | 85 | 1,732 |
| 2014 | 100 | 1,587 |
| 2015 | 116 | 1,462 |
| 2016 | 128 | 1,385 |
| 2017 | 152 | 1,212 |
| 2018 | 144 | 1,281 |
| 2019 | 176 | 1,117 |
| 2020 | 159 | 1,200 |
| 2021 | 174 | 1,155 |
| 2022 | 186 | 1,134 |
| 2023 | 180 | 1,160 |
| 2024 | 205 | 1,067 |
| 2025 | 140 | 1,351 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4,805 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2,660 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3,895 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3,373 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2,804 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2,324 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1,991 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,266 |
| 2020 | 7 | 2,682 |
| 2021 | 12 | 1,860 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,165 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2,007 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2,263 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,275 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.