Boys' name · since 1994
Zahn
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Zahn, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,545 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
28 boys have been named Zahn since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Zahn recorded 28 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2009.
- #26,545 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahn ranks #26,545 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,545 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zahn's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zahn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zahn's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zahn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2009
- Peak year (2002)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Zahn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 82% of the file).
2000s was Zahn's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Zahn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (82% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zahn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1994–2009 (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 Zahn 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.