Zayaan
Zayaan was the 2228th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,511 places. More babies were named Zayaan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,228 boys, up 190 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202564 babies
- Total since 1880
- 630babies recorded
Zayaan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,228 | 64 |
| 2020 | #2,418 | 55 |
| 2010 | #7,578 | 11 |
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How popular is Zayaan, counting every spelling?
Zayaan is a spelling of Zayan, a name family that ranked #694 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,228 for Zayaan on its own. Together these spellings went to 382 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zayan | 221 | #1,017 | 957 |
| Zayaan | 64 | #2,228 | 256 |
| Zayyan | 36 | #3,312 | 217 |
| Zayin | 18 | #5,391 | 73 |
| Zayon | 16 | #5,854 | 64 |
| Zayen | 22 | #4,705 | 52 |
| Zaion | — | — | 40 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zayaan?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zayaan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zayaan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zayaan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zayaan?
About 600 people born in the US named Zayaan are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Zayaan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zayaan by state
How common Zayaan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.5×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zayaan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zayaan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zayaan
How popular is the name Zayaan?
Zayaan was the 2228th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,511 places. More babies were named Zayaan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zayaan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zayaan in the US.
Where is Zayaan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zayaan was most common in New York (0.10 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Virginia.