Boys' name · since 2005
Zylen
406 babies named Zylen in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,651 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zylen currently ranks #4651 among boys' names in America, with 406 babies recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zylen has been recorded 406 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #4651 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #8,950 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,651 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 406 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zylen ranks #8,950 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,651 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 406 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,950 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,651 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 406
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zylen's 406 recorded births place it above 80.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Zylen compares
406 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Zylen's all-time total is 10% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 406 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zylen's full recorded timeline at 2017, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 72 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zylen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Zylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (290 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Zylen's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Zylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
290 births
- 2020s 100
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 290 births (71% of all-time use).
Zylen by state
Where Zylen concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 12 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 8 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.2% |
12 of 406 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Zylen's data
- Zylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (290 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Zylens (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zylen: 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 (~20 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, 2005–2025 (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 Zylen 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.