Zayan
Zayan was the 1017th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 221 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,036 places. More babies were named Zayan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,017 boys, up 83 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 221boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,275babies recorded
Zayan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,017 | 221 |
| 2020 | #1,100 | 181 |
| 2010 | #2,035 | 68 |
| 2000 | #8,202 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zayan, counting every spelling?
Zayan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #694 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,017 for Zayan 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 Zayan?
221 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zayan (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zayan 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 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zayan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zayan?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Zayan are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Zayan 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.
Zayan by state
How common Zayan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.7×), New Jersey (2.6×), Virginia (2.5×), Illinois (2.0×), Maryland (1.9×). In 32 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 Zayan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zayan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zayan
How popular is the name Zayan?
Zayan was the 1017th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 221 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,036 places. More babies were named Zayan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zayan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zayan in the US.
Where is Zayan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zayan was most common in New York (0.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Virginia.