How Many People Are Named Zalen?
An estimated 460 people in the United States have the first name Zalen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Zalen peaked in popularity in 2024 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zalen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zalen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
460
About 1 in 745,118 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2024
52 births
Total Registered
464
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zalen
Zalen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 464 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zalen as a male name
Ranked #2,588 in 2024
52 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (52 births)
Zalen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zalen span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 213 babies were registered. While Zalen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zalen by Decade
How has Zalen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zalen by State
Birth registrations for Zalen span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, California. The lowest are in Mississippi, Florida, California. On average, about 8 Zalens were registered per state.
Zalen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zalen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zalen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zalen?
We estimate approximately 460 people named Zalen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 745,118 Americans share this first name.
Is Zalen a common name?
Zalen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 464 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zalen most popular?
Zalen reached peak popularity in 2024, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zalen is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zalen a male name?
Zalen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zalen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zalen Smith, Zalen Johnson, Zalen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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