Unisex name · since 1997
Zian
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 898 babies named Zian, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,328 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 898
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
898 babies have been named Zian since 1997, making it today's #2328 unisex name.
Zian has 898 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2328 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #5,513 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,328 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 898 born since 1997
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zian ranks #5,513 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,328 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 898 born since 1997, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,513 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,328 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 898
- born since 1997
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zian's 898 recorded births place it above 87.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zian compares
898 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Zian's all-time total is 143% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 898 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 73 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zian's full recorded timeline at 2011, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 73
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Zian popularity over time - girls
152 total births recorded since 1999 (Zian as girls' name)
Zian by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (377 births, 42% of the file).
2020s was Zian's strongest decade.
377 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s
2010s
333 births
- 2020s
2020s
377 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 377 births (42% of all-time use).
How Zian 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 Zian's total volume
Zian by state
Where Zian concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 71 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 54 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 37 | 4.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 21 | 2.3% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
71 of 898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- California records the most Zians (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Zian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
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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, 1997–2025 (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 Zian 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.