Zian
Zian was the 2331st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2082nd with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,032 places. More babies were named Zian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,331 boys, down 193 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202273 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,050babies recorded
Zian popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #2,331 | — | 60 |
| 2020 | — | #2,138 | — | 66 |
| 2010 | #9,783 | #4,676 | 12 | 21 |
| 2000 | #9,866 | #4,570 | 10 | 17 |
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How popular is Zian, counting every spelling?
Zian is the most common spelling of a name family that had 65 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 65 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zian | 60 | #2,331 | 311 |
| Ziaan | 5 | #13,913 | 59 |
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 Zian?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zian (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zian 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 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zian?
About 900 people born in the US named Zian are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Zian 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.
Zian by state
How common Zian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 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 Zian: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zian, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zian
How popular is the name Zian?
Zian was the 2331st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2082nd with 73 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,032 places. More babies were named Zian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zian in the US.
Where is Zian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zian was most common in Florida (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and New Jersey.