Boys' name · since 1984
Zavian
Zavian has 2,303 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,202 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,303
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zavian currently ranks #1202 among boys' names in America, with 2,303 babies recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zavian has been recorded 2,303 times among boys since 1984, currently ranked #1202 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, 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 1984 to 2025.
- #3,017 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,202 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,303 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zavian ranks #3,017 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,202 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,303 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,017 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,202 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,303
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zavian's 2,303 recorded births place it above 93.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zavian compares
2,303 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Zavian's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zavian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,303 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 174 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zavian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zavian splits its recorded history at 2008: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 174 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zavian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 174
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Zavian by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (880 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Zavian's strongest decade.
880 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Zavian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 100
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
472 births
- 2010s
2010s
880 births
- 2020s
2020s
845 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 880 births (38% of all-time use).
How Zavian 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 Zavian's total volume
Zavian by state
Where Zavian concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 367 | 15.9% |
| #2 | California | | 155 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 146 | 6.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 90 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 53 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 47 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 45 | 2.0% |
367 of 2,303 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Zavian appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zavian's data
- Zavian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (880 total births) through the 2020s (845) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zavians (367 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 Zavian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Zavian 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.