Unisex name · since 1916
Zan
Zan has 659 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,991 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
659 babies have been named Zan since 1916, making it today's #8991 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zan has been recorded 659 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #8991 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #6,696 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,991 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 659 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zan ranks #6,696 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,991 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 659 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,696 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,991 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zan's 659 recorded births place it above 85.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zan compares
659 Top 39% higher than 61% of 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
Zan's all-time total is 79% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 659 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zan's full recorded timeline at 1985, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Zan popularity over time - girls
114 total births recorded since 1942 (Zan as girls' name)
Zan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (148 births, 22% of the file).
2000s was Zan's strongest decade.
148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Zan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s
1950s
79 births
- 1960s
1960s
80 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 52
1980s
52 births
- 1990s
1990s
93 births
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s 55
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 148 births (22% of all-time use).
How Zan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Zan's total volume
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What to do with Zan's data
- Zan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (148 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zan: 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 (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Zan 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.