Zyan
Zyan was the 1546th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1249th with 159 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 865 places. More babies were named Zyan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zyon) Zion (Jerusalem) · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,546 boys, up 231 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 112boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024159 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,074babies recorded
What does the name Zyan mean?
Zyan is a spelling of Zyon, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zyon's meaning and origin.
Zyon is a modern American respelling of Zion, the biblical name of a hill of Jerusalem and, by extension, of Jerusalem itself and of the people of Israel. The Hebrew form is Tsiyyon, which came into English through Greek and Latin as Sion; Wiktionary notes that the spelling with Z was likely influenced by German. Zyon follows the American fashion for spellings with y.
צִיּוֹן (Biblical Hebrew, “Zion, a hill of Jerusalem”)
How sure is this? Probable. The respelling itself is undocumented in dictionaries but transparent.
See also: Hebrew names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zion', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Zyon'; redirect to 'Zion', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Zyan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #1,546 | — | 112 |
| 2020 | #15,082 | #1,777 | 6 | 86 |
| 2010 | #7,510 | #2,068 | 17 | 66 |
| 2000 | #11,800 | #3,149 | 8 | 28 |
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How popular is Zyan, counting every spelling?
Zyan is a spelling of Zyon, a name family that ranked #699 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,546 for Zyan on its own. Together these spellings went to 376 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zyon | 249 | #947 | 1,295 |
| Zyan | 112 | #1,546 | 603 |
| Zyonn | 7 | #10,693 | 50 |
| Zyen | 8 | #9,711 | 42 |
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 Zyan?
112 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zyan (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zyan 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 75 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zyan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zyan?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Zyan are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Zyan 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.
Zyan by state
How common Zyan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (3.6×), Florida (2.4×), New Jersey (1.7×), New York (1.6×). In 37 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 Zyan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zyan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zyan
What does Zyan mean?
Zyan is a spelling of Zyon, which means “Zion (Jerusalem)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Zyan?
Zyan was the 1546th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 112 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1249th with 159 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 865 places. More babies were named Zyan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zyan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zyan in the US.
Where is Zyan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zyan was most common in Massachusetts (0.26 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and New Jersey.