Boys' name · since 2009
Zailen
Zailen has 157 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,321 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zailen currently ranks #10321 among boys' names in America, with 157 babies recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Zailen recorded 157 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #10321 nationally today, ahead of 26% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #14,471 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,321 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 157 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zailen ranks #14,471 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,321 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 157 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,471 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,321 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 157
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zailen's 157 recorded births place it above 68.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zailen compares
157 33rd percentile among 13,930 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
Zailen's all-time total is 57% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zailen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 157 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zailen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zailen splits its recorded history at 2017: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zailen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zailen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (98 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Zailen's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Zailen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
98 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 98 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Zailen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (98 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zailen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Zailen 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.