Unisex name · since 1993
Zhane
1,954 babies named Zhane in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,104 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,954
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zhane is the #9104 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,954 recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhane has been recorded 1,954 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #9104 nationally and more common than 47% of girls, 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 1993 to 2025.
- #4,774 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,104 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,954 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zhane ranks #4,774 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,104 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,954 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,774 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,104 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,954
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Zhane's 1,954 recorded births place it above 93.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zhane compares
1,954 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Zhane's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zhane | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,954 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 391 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zhane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zhane splits its recorded history at 2009: 13% of all births land in the more recent half, 87% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2019 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 391 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zhane popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 391
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Zhane popularity over time - boys
408 total births recorded since 1995 (Zhane as boys' name)
Zhane by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,262 births, 65% of the file).
1990s was Zhane's strongest decade.
1,262 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Zhane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
1,262 births
- 2000s 455
2000s
455 births
- 2010s 168
2010s
168 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,262 births (65% of all-time use).
How Zhane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zhane's total volume
Zhane by state
Where Zhane concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 207 | 10.6% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 131 | 6.7% |
| #3 | California | | 96 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 91 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 87 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 79 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 78 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 67 | 3.4% |
207 of 1,954 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Zhane appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zhane's data
- Zhane's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,262 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Zhanes (207 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zhane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Zhane 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.