Zayan Boy
How popular is Zayan?
#1,015 boy name in 2025
221 baby boys were named Zayan in the US in 2025, making it the 1015th most popular boy name.
Zayan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,015 for boys (▲ 114 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 221 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+216% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,036 in 2015, #1,095 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (221 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,015 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1999 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Zayan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Zayan family of names ranked #807 for boys in 2025 (#898 the year before), with 282 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Zayan | 221 | 78% |
| Zayon | 16 | 6% |
| Zayin | 18 | 6% |
| Zayen | 22 | 8% |
| Zayann | 5 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Zayan is most popular
Babies named Zayan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.4 per 1,000 (177 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (58 boys)
- Virginia: 0.3 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (58 boys)
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (25 boys)
Zayan by decade
Boy names about as popular as Zayan
Questions
- Is Zayan a boy or girl name?
- Zayan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Zayan were boys.
- How popular is the name Zayan?
- 221 baby boys were named Zayan in the US in 2025, making it the 1015th most popular boy name.
- When was Zayan most popular?
- Zayan peaked in 2025, when 221 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,015 in 2025.
- How many people are named Zayan?
- 2,275 babies have been named Zayan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,262 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is Zayan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Zayan was most common in New York, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.