US rank #2517 Boys' name Peak 2024 436 births

Zayyan — #2517 US boys' name

436 babies named Zayyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s2222020s214
#2517
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Zayyan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

54 babies were named Zayyan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zayyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 436 babies named Zayyan between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zayyan currently holds the #2517 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zayyan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 222 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zayyan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 63 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Zayyan in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zayyan 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 436 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.

Zayyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

436

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2024

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,517

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zayyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
54
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
0204060 2024202220202018201620142010 5

Zayyan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
222 births that decade — 51% of Zayyan's all-time total
2010s2222020s214

Zayyan by state

Where Zayyan concentrates geographically — total births since 2010

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Zayyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
63 14.4%
#2 Texas
50 11.5%
#3 Michigan
11 2.5%
#4 Illinois
10 2.3%
#5 New Jersey
10 2.3%
#6 California
5 1.1%
#7 Virginia
5 1.1%
New York share of Zayyan's total US births 14.4%
Even split

63 of 436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zayyan?
436 babies have been named Zayyan since 2010. It currently ranks #2517 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 54 births.
When was Zayyan most popular?
Zayyan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 222 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zayyan most popular?
The top states for the name Zayyan are New York (63 births), Texas (50 births), Michigan (11 births).
How long has the name Zayyan been used?
Zayyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zayyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zayden, Zayne, Zayn, Zayd, 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, 2010–2024 (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.