Boys' name · since 2000
Zaylen
Zaylen has 2,597 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,072 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,597
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,597 babies have been named Zaylen since 2000, making it today's #1072 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaylen has been recorded 2,597 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #1072 nationally and more common than 92% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #2,800 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,072 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,597 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaylen ranks #2,800 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,072 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,597 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,800 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,072 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,597
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaylen's 2,597 recorded births place it above 93.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zaylen compares
2,597 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Zaylen's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,597 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 271 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaylen splits its recorded history at 2013: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2000 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 271 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaylen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 271
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Zaylen popularity over time - girls
72 total births recorded since 2010 (Zaylen as girls' name)
Zaylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,237 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Zaylen's strongest decade.
1,237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Zaylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 286
2000s
286 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,237 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,074 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,237 births (48% of all-time use).
How Zaylen 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 Zaylen's total volume
Zaylen by state
Where Zaylen concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 278 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 186 | 7.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 161 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 146 | 5.6% |
| #5 | California | | 128 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 122 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 104 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 84 | 3.2% |
278 of 2,597 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Zaylen appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zaylen's data
- Zaylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,237 total births) through the 2020s (1,074) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaylens (278 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Zaylen 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.