US rank #2699 Boys' name Peak 2024 503 births

Zylan — #2699 US boys' name

503 babies named Zylan in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s772010s2392020s187
#2699
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 81% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Zylan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

49 babies were named Zylan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zylan

The Social Security Administration has registered 503 babies named Zylan between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zylan currently holds the #2699 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zylan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zylan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Zylan in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zylan 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 503 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.

Zylan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

503

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2024

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,699

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zylan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
49
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0102030405060 202420212018201520122009200620032002 5

Zylan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
239 births that decade — 48% of Zylan's all-time total
2000s772010s2392020s187

Zylan by state

Where Zylan concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Zylan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
23 4.6%
#2 Mississippi
22 4.4%
#3 Georgia
15 3.0%
#4 North Carolina
10 2.0%
#5 Tennessee
7 1.4%
#6 Alabama
5 1.0%
#7 Louisiana
5 1.0%
Texas share of Zylan's total US births 4.6%
Even split

23 of 503 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zylan?
503 babies have been named Zylan since 2002. It currently ranks #2699 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 49 births.
When was Zylan most popular?
Zylan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zylan most popular?
The top states for the name Zylan are Texas (23 births), Mississippi (22 births), Georgia (15 births).
How long has the name Zylan been used?
Zylan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zylan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zyler, Zylen, Zylon, Zylo, 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, 2002–2024 (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.