Boys' name · since 2006
Zathan
Zathan has 51 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
51 boys have been named Zathan since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Zathan recorded 51 times among boys since 2006, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 2006 to 2021.
- #22,120 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 51 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zathan ranks #22,120 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,120 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 51
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zathan's 51 recorded births place it above 51.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Zathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zathan's full recorded timeline at 2013, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2021
- Peak year (2014)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Zathan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (34 births, 67% of the file).
2010s was Zathan's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Zathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 34 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Zathan's data
- Zathan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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.
Keep exploring Zathan
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~15 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, 2006–2021 (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 Zathan 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.