Zeppelin Boy
How popular is Zeppelin?
#1,499 boy name in 2025
117 baby boys were named Zeppelin in the US in 2025, making it the 1499th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
Zeppelin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,499 for boys (▼ 128 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 117 boys, 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+67% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,036 in 2015, #1,478 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (161 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,220 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1995 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 82% boys, 18% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zeppelin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zeppelin family of names ranked #1,214 for boys in 2025 (#1,174 the year before), with 135 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zeppelin | 117 | 87% |
| Zepplin | 12 | 9% |
| Zeplin | 6 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zeppelin is most popular
Babies named Zeppelin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Zeppelin by decade
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Questions
- Is Zeppelin a boy or girl name?
- Zeppelin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 82% of babies named Zeppelin were boys.
- How popular is the name Zeppelin?
- 117 baby boys were named Zeppelin in the US in 2025, making it the 1499th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
- When was Zeppelin most popular?
- Zeppelin peaked in 2022, when 161 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,220 in 2022.
- How many people are named Zeppelin?
- 1,793 babies have been named Zeppelin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,785 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Zeppelin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zeppelin was most common in Oklahoma, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.