Recorded 1988–2016 Boys' name Peak 2016 34 births

Zishan — boys' name

34 babies named Zishan in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s52010s18
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Zishan was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zishan in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zishan

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Zishan between 1988 and 2016, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zishan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zishan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zishan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zishan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 34 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zishan at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

34

Since 1988

29 years of records

Peak year

2016

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1988

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2016

Zishan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1988

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2016)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Zishan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18 births that decade — 53% of Zishan's all-time total
1980s111990s52010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zishan?
34 babies have been named Zishan since 1988. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2016 with 7 births.
When was Zishan most popular?
Zishan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Zishan been used?
Zishan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 29 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Zishan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zisha, Zishe. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.