US rank #1184 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,842 births

Yazan — #1184 US boys' name

1,842 babies named Yazan in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s1792000s3482010s7022020s589
#1184
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 92% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Yazan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

175 babies were named Yazan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yazan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,842 babies named Yazan between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yazan currently holds the #1184 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 175 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yazan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 702 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Yazan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 174 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yazan in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yazan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,842 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yazan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,842

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2024

175 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,184

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yazan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
175
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Yazan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
702 births that decade — 38% of Yazan's all-time total
1980s241990s1792000s3482010s7022020s589

Yazan by state

Where Yazan concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Yazan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
174 9.4%
#2 New York
173 9.4%
#3 Texas
126 6.8%
#4 Michigan
103 5.6%
#5 Illinois
99 5.4%
#6 New Jersey
53 2.9%
#7 Florida
49 2.7%
#8 Virginia
30 1.6%
California share of Yazan's total US births 9.4%
Even split

174 of 1,842 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Yazan appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yazan?
1,842 babies have been named Yazan since 1983. It currently ranks #1184 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 175 births.
When was Yazan most popular?
Yazan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 702 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Yazan most popular?
The top states for the name Yazan are California (174 births), New York (173 births), Texas (126 births).
How long has the name Yazan been used?
Yazan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yazan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yazeed, Yaziel, Yazid, Yazen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.