Total births
14
Boys' name · since 2024
Zaelan
Zaelan has 14 recorded births since 2024 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10935
- among boys today
- 14
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 23%
- more common than other boys
14 babies have been named Zaelan since 2024, making it today's #10935 boys' name.
Zaelan has 14 recorded births among boys since 2024, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10935 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2024 to 2025.
- #10935 among boys today
- 14 born since 2024
- 2020s peak decade
- 23% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zaelan is currently the #10935 boys' name in America, more common than 23% of boys - 14 born since 2024, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10935
- among boys today
- 14
- born since 2024
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 23%
- more common than other boys
Zaelan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#10935
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 23% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Zaelan was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
7 babies were named Zaelan in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Zaelan compares
14 5th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zaelan's all-time total is 96% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaelan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 23 | 22,252 |
Zaelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaelan's SSA record in two at 2025 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 7 births recorded.
Zaelan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#10,935
Active since
2024
Zaelan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Zaelan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zaelan's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Zaelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zaelan? ▼
Since 2024, Social Security records show 14 babies named Zaelan. Today it holds rank #10935 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 7 births.
When was Zaelan most popular? ▼
Zaelan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Zaelan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zaelan since 2024 -- 2 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zaelan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaedyn, Zael, Zaeden, Zaelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Zaelan
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Zaeden Boy
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Zaelyn Boy
#3679 400 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2024–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zaelan: #10935 Boys' Name - 14 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zaelan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zaelan 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 June 2026.