Boys' name · since 1979
Zeshan
Zeshan has 265 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 265
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
265 boys have been named Zeshan since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeshan has been recorded 265 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2024.
- #11,337 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 265 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeshan ranks #11,337 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 265 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,337 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 265
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zeshan's 265 recorded births place it above 75.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Zeshan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zeshan's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zeshan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2024
- Peak year (1995)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Zeshan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (107 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Zeshan's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zeshan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
107 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 107 births (40% of all-time use).
Zeshan by state
Where Zeshan concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 4.2% |
11 of 265 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zeshan's data
- Zeshan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Zeshans (11 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 Zeshan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1979–2024 (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 Zeshan 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.