US rank #8673 Unisex name Peak 2016 247 births

Ziyan — #8673 US boys' name

247 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.

2000s672010s1262020s54
#8673
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Ziyan was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

18 babies were named Ziyan in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ziyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Ziyan between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ziyan currently holds the #8673 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Ziyan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 171 additional births since 2007.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ziyan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ziyan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ziyan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ziyan 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 247 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.

Ziyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

247

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2016

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,673

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ziyan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
18
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 202420212018201520122009200620032001 5

Ziyan popularity over time — girls

171 total births recorded since 2007 (Ziyan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 171 births
5101520 20212019201720152013201120092007 13

Ziyan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
126 births that decade — 51% of Ziyan's all-time total
2000s672010s1262020s54

Ziyan by state

Where Ziyan concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ziyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 2.0%
North Carolina share of Ziyan's total US births 2.0%

5 of 247 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ziyan?
247 babies have been named Ziyan since 2001. It currently ranks #8673 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 18 births.
When was Ziyan most popular?
Ziyan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Ziyan most popular?
The top states for the name Ziyan are North Carolina (5 births).
Is Ziyan a unisex name?
Yes, Ziyan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 247 births, and as a girl's name it has 171 births.
How long has the name Ziyan been used?
Ziyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ziyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ziyad, Ziyon, Ziya, Ziyah, and 4 more. 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, 2001–2024 (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.