Unisex name · since 1993
Zarian
Zarian has 376 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,068 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zarian is the #10068 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 376 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarian has been recorded 376 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #10068 nationally and more common than 28% 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 1993 to 2025.
- #9,370 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,068 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 376 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zarian ranks #9,370 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,068 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 376 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,370 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,068 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 376
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zarian's 376 recorded births place it above 79.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zarian compares
376 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Zarian's all-time total is 2% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zarian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 376 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zarian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zarian splits its recorded history at 2011: 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 1993 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zarian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Zarian popularity over time - girls
28 total births recorded since 1996 (Zarian as girls' name)
Zarian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (150 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Zarian's strongest decade.
150 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zarian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
150 births
- 2010s
2010s
134 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 150 births (40% of all-time use).
Zarian by state
Where Zarian concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 2.7% |
10 of 376 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zarian's data
- Zarian's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (150 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zarians (10 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 Zarian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Zarian 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.