US rank #2514 Boys' name Peak 2019 565 births

Zayaan — #2514 US boys' name

565 babies named Zayaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s602010s2592020s246
#2514
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Zayaan was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

56 babies were named Zayaan in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zayaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 565 babies named Zayaan between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zayaan currently holds the #2514 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zayaan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 259 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zayaan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Zayaan in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zayaan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 565 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zayaan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

565

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2019

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,514

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zayaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
56
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0204060 20242021201820152012200920062004 5

Zayaan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
259 births that decade — 46% of Zayaan's all-time total
2000s602010s2592020s246

Zayaan by state

Where Zayaan concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Zayaan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
67 11.9%
#2 California
52 9.2%
#3 Texas
42 7.4%
#4 New Jersey
20 3.5%
#5 Illinois
19 3.4%
#6 Virginia
6 1.1%
New York share of Zayaan's total US births 11.9%
Even split

67 of 565 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zayaan?
565 babies have been named Zayaan since 2004. It currently ranks #2514 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 56 births.
When was Zayaan most popular?
Zayaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 259 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Zayaan most popular?
The top states for the name Zayaan are New York (67 births), California (52 births), Texas (42 births).
How long has the name Zayaan been used?
Zayaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zayaan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zayden, Zayne, Zayn, Zayd, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.