Boys' name · since 1967

Zoran

446 babies named Zoran in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,446 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,885 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
446
born since 1967
1970s
peak decade

446 babies have been named Zoran since 1967, making it today's #6885 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Zoran recorded 446 times among boys since 1967, holding rank #6885 nationally today, ahead of 51% of boys, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.

  • #8,446 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,885 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 446 born since 1967
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoran ranks #8,446 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,885 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 446 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.

#8,446 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,885 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
446
born since 1967
1970s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%50.5%
Zoran vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Zoran's 446 recorded births place it above 81.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.

How Zoran compares

446 Top 47% higher than 53% of 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

Zoran's all-time total is 21% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Zoran Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 446 369 358,536
Peak-year births 17 34 22,252

Zoran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Zoran's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Zoran popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
17
Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
05101520 196719741980199620022008201420212025 12

Zoran by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (105 births, 24% of the file).

1970s was Zoran's strongest decade.

105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Zoran births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 105 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Zoran by state

Where Zoran concentrates geographically, total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zoran
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
17 3.8%
Illinois share of Zoran's total US births 3.8%

17 of 446 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zoran?
Zoran has been given to 446 babies in the U.S. since 1967, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #8,446 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #6,885 of 13,930. 17 babies were born in 2020, its single highest year.
Where does Zoran sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoran ranks #8,446 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,885 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zoran most popular?
Zoran was most popular in the 1970s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Zoran most popular?
The top states for the name Zoran are Illinois (17 births).
How long has the name Zoran been used?
Records for Zoran go back to 1967, giving 59 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Zoran?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zorawar, Zorian, Zorion, Zoravar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Zoran's data

  • Zoran's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Illinois records the most Zorans (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Zoran

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Zoran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1967–2025 (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 Zoran 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.