US rank #249 Boys' name Peak 2024 11,732 births

Zayn — #249 US boys' name

11,732 babies named Zayn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s922000s3892010s48652020s6386
#249
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 98% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Zayn was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

1,424 babies were named Zayn in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zayn

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,732 babies named Zayn between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zayn currently holds the #249 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 1,424 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zayn performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 6,386 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zayn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,622 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Zayn in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zayn 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 11,732 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.

Zayn at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

11,732

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2024

1,424 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#249

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zayn popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
1,424
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420202016201220082004200019961993 5

Zayn popularity over time — girls

98 total births recorded since 1999 (Zayn as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 98 births
05101520 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520071999 5

Zayn by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
6,386 births that decade — 54% of Zayn's all-time total
1990s922000s3892010s48652020s6386

Zayn by state

Where Zayn concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zayn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,622 13.8%
#2 Texas
1,225 10.4%
#3 New York
1,037 8.8%
#4 Florida
789 6.7%
#5 Michigan
547 4.7%
#6 New Jersey
499 4.3%
#7 Illinois
476 4.1%
#8 Pennsylvania
381 3.2%
California share of Zayn's total US births 13.8%
Even split

1,622 of 11,732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Zayn appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zayn?
11,732 babies have been named Zayn since 1993. It currently ranks #249 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 1,424 births.
When was Zayn most popular?
Zayn was most popular in the 2020s decade with 6,386 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zayn most popular?
The top states for the name Zayn are California (1,622 births), Texas (1,225 births), New York (1,037 births).
How long has the name Zayn been used?
Zayn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zayn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zayden, Zayne, Zayd, Zaylen, 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, 1993–2024 (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.