Boys' name · since 1979
Zeeshan
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 613 babies named Zeeshan, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 613
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zeeshan is the #8441 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 613 recorded since 1979.
Zeeshan has 613 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8441 as of the latest data, more common than 39% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #6,980 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,441 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 613 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeeshan ranks #6,980 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,441 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 613 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,980 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 613
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zeeshan's 613 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zeeshan compares
613 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Zeeshan's all-time total is 66% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeeshan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 613 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zeeshan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zeeshan's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zeeshan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Zeeshan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (174 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Zeeshan's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Zeeshan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 174 births (28% of all-time use).
How Zeeshan 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 Zeeshan's total volume
Zeeshan by state
Where Zeeshan concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| 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% |
16 of 613 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Zeeshan's data
- Zeeshan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (174 total births) through the 2020s (86) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zeeshans (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zeeshan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Zeeshan 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.