Boys' name · since 2008
Zylar
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 83 babies named Zylar, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,044 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 83
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zylar currently ranks #13044 among boys' names in America, with 83 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Zylar recorded 83 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #13044 nationally today, ahead of 6% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #18,685 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,044 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 83 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zylar ranks #18,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,044 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 83 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,044 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 83
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zylar's 83 recorded births place it above 58.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zylar compares
83 23rd percentile among 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
Zylar's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zylar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 83 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zylar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zylar's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zylar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Zylar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (55 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Zylar's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Zylar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
55 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 55 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Zylar's decade-level peak was the 2010s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zylar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
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, 2008–2025 (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 Zylar 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.