Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Zyan

Gender Unisex · 16% girls Rank 2025 #1,546 Trend ↑ Rising 55%
Rank 2025
#1,546
among boys · ↓297 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
112
named Zyan · -30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,251
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
159 babies
All-time total
2,074
#3,585 all-time among boys
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Zyan popularity over time

2,074 babies have been named Zyan since 1996, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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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
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1990s 16 59 75 8 – #2,559
2000s 154 339 493 49 +557% #2,503
2010s 133 662 795 80 +61% #1,761
2020s (to 2025) 22 689 711 119 +49% #1,249

Where Zyan 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 119 0.07 outside top 500
2027 126 0.07 outside top 500
2028 132 0.08 outside top 500
2029 137 0.08 outside top 500
2030 142 0.08 outside top 500

Where Zyan is most popular

Boys named Zyan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.070 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Florida, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Zyan 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
Massachusetts 35 0.255 +265%
Florida 79 0.167 +139%
New Jersey 24 0.119 +71%
New York 50 0.115 +65%
Pennsylvania 27 0.102 +46%
Alabama 9 0.082 +18%
Georgia 20 0.079 +13%
Texas 61 0.069 ≈ national
Maryland 7 0.059 -16%
Utah 5 0.052 -25%
California 33 0.036 -48%
Ohio 7 0.026 -62%
North Carolina 6 0.023 -66%
Illinois 6 0.023 -66%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
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Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Zyan

Zyan is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,546 in 2025 with 112 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 2,074 American babies have been named Zyan, about 84% boys and 16% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 159 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 Zyan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zyan?

The median living Zyan is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 16. An estimated 2,100 people named Zyan 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.

Zyan 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 – – 112 #1,546
2024 – – 159 #1,249
2023 – – 116 #1,529
2022 8 #12,241 112 #1,588
2021 8 #12,201 104 #1,631
2020 6 #15,082 86 #1,777
2019 12 #9,111 87 #1,789
2018 6 #15,676 88 #1,761
2017 9 #11,608 78 #1,882
2016 15 #7,986 74 #1,974
2015 10 #10,863 54 #2,411
2014 18 #6,985 49 #2,541
2013 19 #6,728 54 #2,363
2012 10 #11,252 52 #2,447
2011 17 #7,433 60 #2,202
2010 17 #7,510 66 #2,068
2009 21 #6,542 43 #2,846
2008 16 #8,108 41 #2,944
2007 32 #4,674 51 #2,503
2006 13 #9,284 29 #3,601
2005 18 #6,819 31 #3,317
2004 12 #9,263 22 #4,128
2003 16 #7,206 28 #3,364
2002 6 #15,431 30 #3,094
2001 12 #8,756 36 #2,680
2000 8 #11,800 28 #3,149
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Zyan?

The median living Zyan is about 9 years old. Half of all living Zyans are between 4 and 16 years old.

How many people named Zyan are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Zyan are alive in the United States, based on 2,074 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zyan in 2025?

Zyan ranked #1,546 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 112 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zyan?

2,074 babies have been named Zyan in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zyan most popular?

Zyan peaked in 2024, when 159 newborns received the name.

Is Zyan a boy or girl name?

Zyan is used for both: about 16% of babies named Zyan have been girls and 84% boys.

Is the name Zyan rising or falling?

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

Will Zyan become more popular?

Zyan is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 142 boys named Zyan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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