US rank #7902 Boys' name Peak 2003 604 births

Zeeshan — #7902 US boys' name

604 babies named Zeeshan in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s621990s1352000s1742010s1512020s77
#7902
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Zeeshan was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

28 babies were named Zeeshan in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeeshan

The Social Security Administration has registered 604 babies named Zeeshan between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zeeshan currently holds the #7902 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeeshan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Zeeshan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Zeeshan in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeeshan 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 604 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.

Zeeshan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

604

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2003

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,902

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zeeshan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
28
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0102030 202420182012200620001994198819801979 5

Zeeshan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
174 births that decade — 29% of Zeeshan's all-time total
1970s51980s621990s1352000s1742010s1512020s77

Zeeshan by state

Where Zeeshan concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Zeeshan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 2.6%
#2 California
5 0.8%
#3 Illinois
5 0.8%
#4 New Jersey
5 0.8%
#5 Texas
5 0.8%
New York share of Zeeshan's total US births 2.6%
Even split

16 of 604 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeeshan?
604 babies have been named Zeeshan since 1979. It currently ranks #7902 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 28 births.
When was Zeeshan most popular?
Zeeshan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Zeeshan most popular?
The top states for the name Zeeshan are New York (16 births), California (5 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Zeeshan been used?
Zeeshan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zeeshan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeek, Zeev, Zee, Zeeland, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2024 (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.