Boys' name · since 1992
Zavien
Zavien has 1,037 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,021 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,037
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,037 babies have been named Zavien since 1992, making it today's #2971 boys' name.
Zavien has 1,037 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2971 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #5,021 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,971 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,037 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zavien ranks #5,021 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,971 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,037 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,021 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,971 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,037
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zavien's 1,037 recorded births place it above 88.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zavien compares
1,037 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Zavien's all-time total is 181% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zavien | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,037 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zavien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zavien splits its recorded history at 2011: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zavien popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Currently ranks #2971 among boys.
1,037 total births across 34 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 61 births in a single year.
Zavien by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (385 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Zavien's strongest decade.
385 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Zavien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
330 births
- 2010s
2010s
385 births
- 2020s
2020s
285 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 385 births (37% of all-time use).
Zavien decade highlights
- Peak decade 385 births
- Runner-up 330 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Zavien 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 Zavien's total volume
Zavien by state
Where Zavien concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 150 | 14.5% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
150 of 1,037 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 14.5% of nationwide
- California 3.8% of nationwide
- Florida 1.2% of nationwide
- Georgia 0.6% of nationwide
- North Carolina 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 14.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Zavien's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (385 total births) through the 2020s (285) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaviens (150 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 Zavien: 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 (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Zavien 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.
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