Boys' name · since 1918
Zaven
552 babies named Zaven in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 552
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
552 babies have been named Zaven since 1918, making it today's #3775 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zaven recorded 552 times among boys since 1918, holding rank #3775 nationally today, ahead of 73% 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 1918 to 2025.
- #7,438 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,775 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 552 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaven ranks #7,438 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,775 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 552 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 552
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaven's 552 recorded births place it above 83.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zaven compares
552 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Zaven's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 552 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaven splits its recorded history at 2007: 70% of all births land in the more recent half, 30% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Zaven by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (198 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Zaven's strongest decade.
198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Zaven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 198 births (36% of all-time use).
How Zaven 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 Zaven's total volume
Zaven by state
Where Zaven concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
28 of 552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zaven's data
- Zaven's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (198 total births) through the 2020s (129) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zavens (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Zaven 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.