Boys' name · since 2002
Zaydan
Zaydan has 695 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,471 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 695
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
695 babies have been named Zaydan since 2002, making it today's #2471 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaydan has been recorded 695 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #2471 nationally and more common than 82% 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 2002 to 2025.
- #6,477 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,471 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 695 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaydan ranks #6,477 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,471 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 695 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,477 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,471 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 695
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaydan's 695 recorded births place it above 85.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zaydan compares
695 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Zaydan's all-time total is 88% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaydan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 695 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaydan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaydan's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaydan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Zaydan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (366 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Zaydan's strongest decade.
366 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zaydan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
366 births
- 2020s
2020s
268 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 366 births (53% of all-time use).
How Zaydan 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 Zaydan's total volume
Zaydan by state
Where Zaydan concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 71 | 10.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 40 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 35 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.7% |
71 of 695 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Zaydan's data
- Zaydan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (366 total births) through the 2020s (268) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaydans (71 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaydan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Zaydan 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.