Boys' name · since 1998
Zabian
Zabian has 200 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,963 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zabian sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 200 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zabian has been recorded 200 times among boys since 1998, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #12,963 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 200 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zabian ranks #12,963 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,963 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zabian's 200 recorded births place it above 71.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zabian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zabian's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zabian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zabian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (112 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Zabian's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Zabian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
112 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 112 births (56% of all-time use).
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- Zabian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (112 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zabian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zabian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.