Zeus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZOOS
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,347 for boys
Zeus is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “sky; shining day”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 1,347th for boys in the US (140 babies).
What does Zeus mean?
Greek: name of the Greek god
“sky; shining day”
The king of the gods in Greek mythology, ruler of the sky and thunder, who reigned from Mount Olympus.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Zeus a girl's or a boy's name?
Zeus is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 140 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zeus in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Zeus, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 12 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Zeus than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Zeus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Zeus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 12 | #1,969 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
How popular is Zeus in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,347th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 140 about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 140 boys in the US were named Zeus, making it the 1,347th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,200th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 205 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
2025 had fewer boys named Zeus than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Zeus in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zeus in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 140 | #1,347 |
| 2024 | 205 | #1,062 |
| 2023 | 180 | #1,156 |
| 2022 | 186 | #1,131 |
| 2021 | 174 | #1,152 |
| 2020 | 159 | #1,200 |
| 2019 | 176 | #1,116 |
| 2018 | 144 | #1,276 |
| 2017 | 152 | #1,207 |
| 2016 | 128 | #1,382 |
| 2015 | 116 | #1,453 |
| 2014 | 100 | #1,576 |
| 2013 | 85 | #1,724 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 76 | #1,848 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,009 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,023 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Names like Zeus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca, Zayn, Zayd, Lucas, Atlas, Musa, Theo, Zakariya, Nico, Jax, Muhammad, Jude
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zeus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zeus, updated 20 October 2026.