Total births
130
Boys' name · since 2002
Zolan
130 babies named Zolan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5391
- among boys today
- 130
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 62%
- more common than other boys
130 babies have been named Zolan since 2002, making it today's #5391 boys' name.
Zolan has 130 recorded births among boys since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5391 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #5391 among boys today
- 130 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
- 62% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zolan is currently the #5391 boys' name in America, more common than 62% of boys - 130 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5391
- among boys today
- 130
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 62%
- more common than other boys
Zolan vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5391
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 62% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Zolan was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
30 babies were named Zolan in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Zolan compares
130 30th percentile among 14,294 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
Zolan's all-time total is 65% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zolan | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 130 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 23 | 22,252 |
Zolan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zolan's full recorded timeline at 2020, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zolan at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#5,391
Active since
2002
Zolan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Zolan by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zolan's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Zolan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 82 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zolan? ▼
130 babies have been named Zolan since 2002. It currently ranks #5391 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 30 births.
When was Zolan most popular? ▼
Zolan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Zolan been used? ▼
Records for Zolan go back to 2002, giving 24 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Zolan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zoltan, Zollie, Zolton, Zola, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Zolan
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Zolan
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Zollie Boy
823 births
Zolton Boy
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Zola Boy
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Zolin Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2002–2025 (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. "Zolan: #5391 Boys' Name - 130 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zolan. 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 Zolan 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 June 2026.