Boys' name · since 2014
Zichen
Zichen has 46 recorded births since 2014 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zichen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 46 recorded since 2014.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zichen has been recorded 46 times among boys since 2014, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2020.
- #22,846 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 2014
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zichen ranks #22,846 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,846 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 2014
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zichen's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Zichen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zichen's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zichen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2020
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Zichen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (37 births, 80% of the file).
2010s was Zichen's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Zichen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 37 births (80% of all-time use).
Zichen by state
Where Zichen concentrates geographically, total births since 2014
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 13.0% |
6 of 46 births nationwide.
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- Zichen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zichens (6 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 Zichen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~6 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, 2014–2020 (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 Zichen 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.