Zan vs Zane

Side-by-side comparison of Zan and Zane — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Zan

Boy name · Rank #7271

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Name B

Zane

Boy name · Rank #306

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Metric Zan Zane
Current Rank #7271 #306
Total Births (all years) 651 55,591
Peak Year 2002 2018
Peak Year Births 20 2,031
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1914

Births by Decade

Decade Zan Zane
1910ss 6 75
1920ss 11 734
1930ss 29 702
1940ss 33 627
1950ss 79 1,124
1960ss 80 1,230
1970ss 33 1,431
1980ss 52 2,911
1990ss 93 8,148
2000ss 148 14,844
2010ss 55 17,245
2020ss 32 6,520

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Zan Zane
2014 — 1,698
2015 5 1,670
2016 — 1,874
2017 6 1,960
2018 5 2,031
2019 5 1,599
2020 — 1,360
2021 9 1,488
2022 7 1,344
2023 5 1,223
2024 11 1,105

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1916–2024.

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