Is Zeppelin a boy or girl name?
Zeppelin is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 134 boys were named Zeppelin, so 14.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 16.6% of the 1,655 US babies named Zeppelin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,400
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,594
- Babies named Zeppelin since 1995
- 1,655
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 200 babies
Boys and girls named Zeppelin, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 134 | #1,400 | 23 | #5,594 |
| 2023 | 135 | #1,384 | 27 | #4,994 |
| 2022 | 161 | #1,225 | 39 | #3,886 |
| 2021 | 136 | #1,364 | 42 | #3,672 |
| 2020 | 114 | #1,497 | 34 | #4,168 |
| 2019 | 99 | #1,651 | 28 | #4,905 |
| 2018 | 118 | #1,476 | 21 | #6,006 |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,705 | 13 | #8,771 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,027 | 20 | #6,395 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2,054 | 11 | #10,140 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,752 | 11 | #10,120 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,713 | 5 | #19,240 |
| 2012 | 39 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,654 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,993 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,921 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,758 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,614 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #10,652 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #10,139 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #11,342 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,754 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #10,325 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zeppelin reached #1,225 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #3,672 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.