Boys' name · since 2001
Zaren
30 babies named Zaren in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,969 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
30 boys have been named Zaren since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaren has been recorded 30 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2015.
- #25,969 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaren ranks #25,969 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,969 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaren's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zaren's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaren's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaren popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2015
- Peak year (2014)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Zaren by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (18 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Zaren's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Zaren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (60% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zaren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~14 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, 2001–2015 (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 Zaren 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.