unisex name
Zuma
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Births on record 156
Zuma is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 90% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1918, when 15 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- First appears in US birth records in 1889.
Zuma over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 10 |
| 1900s | 20 |
| 1910s | 64 |
| 1920s | 36 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 16 |
How popular is Zuma?
In 2024, Zuma was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Zuma
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zuma also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zuma over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zuma
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zuma — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zuma
How popular is the name Zuma?
In 2024, Zuma was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Zuma a girl's or a boy's name?
Zuma is used for both girls and boys. About 90% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Zuma most popular?
Zuma peaked in 1918, when 15 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.