Boys' name · since 2011
Zailan
Zailan has 19 recorded births since 2011 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zailan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 19 have been recorded since 2011.
Social Security Administration records show Zailan recorded 19 times among boys since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2024.
- #29,552 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 19 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zailan ranks #29,552 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #29,552 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 19
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zailan's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zailan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zailan's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zailan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Zailan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (12 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Zailan's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Zailan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 12 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zailan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2011–2024 (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 Zailan 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.