Boys' name · since 2009
Zayven
Zayven has 288 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,504 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 288
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zayven is the #3504 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 288 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Zayven recorded 288 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #3504 nationally today, ahead of 75% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #10,833 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,504 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 288 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zayven ranks #10,833 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,504 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 288 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,833 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,504 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 288
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zayven's 288 recorded births place it above 76.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zayven compares
288 45th percentile among 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
Zayven's all-time total is 22% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zayven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 288 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zayven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zayven splits its recorded history at 2017: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2010 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zayven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Currently ranks #3504 among boys.
288 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 44 births in a single year.
Zayven by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (152 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Zayven's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zayven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 152 births (53% of all-time use).
Zayven decade highlights
- Peak decade 152 births
- Runner-up 126 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Zayven by state
Where Zayven concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27 | 9.4% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 2.4% |
27 of 288 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 9.4% of nationwide
- California 2.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 9.4% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Texas records the most Zayvens (27 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 Zayven: 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 (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Zayven 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.
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