Boys' name · since 1914
Zane
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 56,664 babies named Zane, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #324 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56,664
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zane currently ranks #324 among boys' names in America, with 56,664 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Zane recorded 56,664 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #324 nationally today, ahead of 98% 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 1914 to 2025.
- #466 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #324 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 56,664 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zane ranks #466 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #324 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 56,664 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #466 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #324 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 56,664
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zane's 56,664 recorded births place it above 98.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zane compares
56,664 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Zane's all-time total is 154x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 56,664 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,033 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zane splits its recorded history at 1970: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 2,033 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zane popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 2,033
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Zane popularity over time - girls
564 total births recorded since 1919 (Zane as girls' name)
Zane by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (17,253 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Zane's strongest decade.
17,253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Zane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 75
1910s
75 births
- 1920s 734
1920s
734 births
- 1930s 702
1930s
702 births
- 1940s 627
1940s
627 births
- 1950s 1,124
1950s
1,124 births
- 1960s 1,230
1960s
1,230 births
- 1970s 1,430
1970s
1,430 births
- 1980s 2,911
1980s
2,911 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,149 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,845 births
- 2010s
2010s
17,253 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,584 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 17,253 births (30% of all-time use).
How Zane 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 Zane's total volume
Zane by state
Where Zane concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6,221 | 11.0% |
| #2 | California | | 4,725 | 8.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,842 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 2,483 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,424 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 1,659 | 2.9% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,642 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 1,625 | 2.9% |
6,221 of 56,664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Zane appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zane's data
- Zane's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (17,253 total births) through the 2020s (7,584) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zanes (6,221 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Zane 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.