Recorded 2018–2023 Boys' name Peak 2018 12 births

Zulqarnain — boys' name

12 babies named Zulqarnain in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s62020s6
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Zulqarnain was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

6 babies were named Zulqarnain in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zulqarnain

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Zulqarnain between 2018 and 2023, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zulqarnain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zulqarnain performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zulqarnain shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zulqarnain 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 12 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.

Zulqarnain at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

12

Since 2018

6 years of records

Peak year

2018

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2018

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 2023

Zulqarnain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2018

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
6 20232018 6

Zulqarnain by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6 births that decade — 50% of Zulqarnain's all-time total
2010s62020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zulqarnain?
12 babies have been named Zulqarnain since 2018. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 6 births.
When was Zulqarnain most popular?
Zulqarnain was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Zulqarnain been used?
Zulqarnain has been recorded in Social Security data since 2018, spanning 6 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Zulqarnain?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zulu. 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, 2018–2023 (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.