boy's name
Zero
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 41
Zero is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 14 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2017.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Zero over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 7 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 34 |
How popular is Zero?
In 2025, Zero was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zero
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zero also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zero over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zero
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zero — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zero
How popular is the name Zero?
In 2025, Zero was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zero a girl's or a boy's name?
Zero is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Zero?
Zero has 2 syllables.
When was Zero most popular?
Zero peaked in 2025, when 14 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Zero a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zero currently ranks #6,444 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.