Recorded 1994–2009 Boys' name Peak 2002 28 births

Zahn — boys' name

28 babies named Zahn in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s23
2000s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Zahn was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zahn in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zahn

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Zahn between 1994 and 2009, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zahn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zahn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zahn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zahn 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 28 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.

Zahn at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

28

Since 1994

16 years of records

Peak year

2002

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1994

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2009

Zahn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1994

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2002)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 20092007200320021994 5

Zahn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
23 births that decade — 82% of Zahn's all-time total
1990s52000s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zahn?
28 babies have been named Zahn since 1994. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2002 with 6 births.
When was Zahn most popular?
Zahn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Zahn been used?
Zahn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 16 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Zahn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zahir, Zahid, Zahmir, Zaheer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1994–2009 (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.