US rank #7960 Unisex name Peak 2008 369 births

Zarian — #7960 US boys' name

369 babies named Zarian in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s402000s1502010s1342020s45
#7960
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Zarian was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

24 babies were named Zarian in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zarian

The Social Security Administration has registered 369 babies named Zarian between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zarian currently holds the #7960 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 24 babies received it in a single year. Zarian is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 28 additional births since 1996.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zarian performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 150 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zarian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zarian in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zarian in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 369 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zarian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

369

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2008

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,960

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zarian popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
24
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
510152025 20242020201620122008200420001993 7

Zarian popularity over time — girls

28 total births recorded since 1996 (Zarian as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
4.555.566.5 20122007200320011996 5

Zarian by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
150 births that decade — 41% of Zarian's all-time total
1990s402000s1502010s1342020s45

Zarian by state

Where Zarian concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zarian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10 2.7%
Texas share of Zarian's total US births 2.7%

10 of 369 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zarian?
369 babies have been named Zarian since 1993. It currently ranks #7960 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 24 births.
When was Zarian most popular?
Zarian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Zarian most popular?
The top states for the name Zarian are Texas (10 births).
Is Zarian a unisex name?
Yes, Zarian is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 369 births, and as a girl's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Zarian been used?
Zarian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zarian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zarek, Zarion, Zarius, Zaryan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.