Total births
34
Boys' name · since 1988
Zishan
Zishan has 34 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 34
- total births
- 1988–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Zishan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 34 recorded since 1988.
Zishan has 34 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2016.
- 34 total births
- 1988–2016 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
34 boys have been named Zishan since 1988, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.
- 34
- total births
- 1988–2016
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
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.
Zishan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zishan's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zishan at a glance
Last recorded 2016Peak year
2016
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Zishan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2016
- Peak year (2016)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Zishan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Zishan's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zishan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zishan? ▼
Since 1988, Social Security records show 34 babies named Zishan. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record 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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Zishan since 1988 -- 29 years through the most recent 2016 data.
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.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1988–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zishan: Baby Name Since 1988 - 34 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zishan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zishan 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 July 2026.