boys' name ★ peaked 2021

Zayne

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #473 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#473
among boys · ↓26 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
651
named Zayne · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,652
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2021
877 babies
All-time total
13,067
#1,053 all-time among boys
First recorded
1982
in Social Security records

Zayne popularity over time

13,067 babies have been named Zayne since 1982, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 43 43 4 – #4,523
1990s 16 540 556 56 +1193% #1,157
2000s 62 1,840 1,902 190 +242% #767
2010s 78 5,934 6,012 601 +216% #384
2020s (to 2025) 54 4,500 4,554 759 +26% #376

Where Zayne is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 634 0.37 #479
2027 626 0.37 #481
2028 619 0.36 #486
2029 613 0.36 #493
2030 608 0.36 #497

Where Zayne is most popular

Boys named Zayne per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.431 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, New Mexico, and West Virginia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Zayne born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 19 1.22 +184%
New Mexico 34 1.03 +140%
West Virginia 30 0.919 +113%
Louisiana 83 0.811 +88%
Nevada 45 0.789 +83%
Oklahoma 69 0.780 +81%
Kentucky 78 0.777 +81%
Indiana 102 0.636 +48%
Missouri 86 0.620 +44%
Ohio 162 0.611 +42%
Iowa 42 0.609 +41%
Arkansas 38 0.600 +39%
Alaska 7 0.588 +37%
Michigan 115 0.562 +30%
South Carolina 57 0.552 +28%
Florida 258 0.545 +27%
Pennsylvania 144 0.542 +26%
South Dakota 10 0.537 +25%
Georgia 136 0.537 +25%
Maryland 64 0.537 +25%
Arizona 84 0.513 +19%
Minnesota 62 0.505 +17%
Mississippi 28 0.493 +14%
Tennessee 88 0.488 +13%
Virginia 91 0.480 +11%
Texas 419 0.476 +10%
Connecticut 32 0.473 +10%
Wisconsin 55 0.464 +8%
New York 193 0.446 ≈ national
Kansas 29 0.423 ≈ national
Washington 67 0.410 -5%
North Carolina 104 0.407 -5%
Colorado 52 0.403 -6%
Alabama 42 0.384 -11%
California 351 0.384 -11%
Illinois 93 0.364 -15%
New Jersey 72 0.358 -17%
Utah 34 0.356 -17%
Delaware 5 0.330 -23%
Oregon 24 0.316 -27%
North Dakota 5 0.293 -32%
Massachusetts 40 0.291 -32%
Nebraska 12 0.276 -36%
New Hampshire 6 0.270 -37%
Idaho 10 0.244 -43%
District of Columbia – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Zayne

Zayne is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #473 in 2025 with 644 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1982, 13,067 American babies have been named Zayne. Its peak came in 2021, when 877 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Zayne stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zayne?

The median living Zayne is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 13 thousand people named Zayne are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Zayne year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #13,180 644 #473
2024 9 #11,109 708 #447
2023 9 #11,157 720 #433
2022 6 #15,276 781 #413
2021 11 #9,549 866 #376
2020 12 #8,945 781 #394
2019 8 #12,432 767 #406
2018 11 #9,800 791 #403
2017 14 #8,289 853 #384
2016 7 #14,311 696 #447
2015 5 #19,072 589 #497
2014 14 #8,477 564 #501
2013 5 #19,237 589 #471
2012 8 #13,457 429 #595
2011 – – 330 #700
2010 6 #16,960 326 #716
2009 7 #15,217 298 #767
2008 5 #20,452 269 #820
2007 11 #10,811 201 #980
2006 5 #20,029 196 #953
2005 – – 169 #1,010
2004 7 #14,163 134 #1,171
2003 8 #12,397 159 #1,000
2002 5 #18,064 164 #969
2001 8 #12,045 127 #1,117
2000 6 #15,015 123 #1,136
1995 – – 51 #1,757
1990 – – 14 #4,165
1985 – – 5 #7,576
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Zayne, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Zayne?

The median living Zayne is about 8 years old. Half of all living Zaynes are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Zayne are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Zayne are alive in the United States, based on 13,067 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zayne in 2025?

Zayne ranked #473 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 644 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zayne?

13,067 babies have been named Zayne in the United States since 1982, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zayne most popular?

Zayne peaked in 2021, when 877 newborns received the name.

Is Zayne a boy or girl name?

Zayne is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Zayne rising or falling?

Zayne is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Zayne become more popular?

Zayne looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 608 boys named Zayne in 2030, ranking around #497. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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