Unisex name · since 2001
Ziyan
262 babies named Ziyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,034 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 262
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ziyan is the #6034 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 262 recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Ziyan recorded 262 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #6034 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #11,405 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,034 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 262 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ziyan ranks #11,405 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,034 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 262 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,405 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,034 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 262
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ziyan's 262 recorded births place it above 74.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Ziyan compares
262 43rd percentile among 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
Ziyan's all-time total is 29% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ziyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 262 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ziyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ziyan's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ziyan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ziyan popularity over time - girls
176 total births recorded since 2007 (Ziyan as girls' name)
Ziyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (126 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Ziyan's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Ziyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 126 births (48% of all-time use).
Ziyan by state
Where Ziyan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 262 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ziyan's data
- Ziyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (126 total births) through the 2020s (69) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Ziyans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Ziyan: 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 (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Ziyan 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.