Boys' name · since 1982
Zayne
12,857 babies named Zayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #473 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,857
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
12,857 babies have been named Zayne since 1982, making it today's #473 boys' name.
Zayne has 12,857 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #473 as of the latest data, more common than 97% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #1,053 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #473 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,857 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayne ranks #1,053 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #473 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,857 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #473 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,857
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zayne's 12,857 recorded births place it above 97.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zayne compares
12,857 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Zayne's all-time total is 35x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,857 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 866 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zayne splits its recorded history at 2005: 90% of all births land in the more recent half, 10% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 866 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zayne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 866
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Zayne popularity over time - girls
210 total births recorded since 1997 (Zayne as girls' name)
Zayne by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (5,934 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Zayne's strongest decade.
5,934 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Zayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 43
1980s
43 births
- 1990s 540
1990s
540 births
- 2000s 1,840
2000s
1,840 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,934 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,500 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 5,934 births (46% of all-time use).
How Zayne 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 Zayne's total volume
Zayne by state
Where Zayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,388 | 10.8% |
| #2 | California | | 962 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 732 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 669 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 486 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 471 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 457 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 373 | 2.9% |
1,388 of 12,857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Zayne appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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- Zayne's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (5,934 total births) through the 2020s (4,500) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zaynes (1,388 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 Zayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Zayne 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.