How Many People Are Named Zayan?
An estimated 2,038 people in the United States have the first name Zayan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Zayan peaked in popularity in 2022 with 193 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zayan 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 Zayan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zayan is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,038
About 1 in 168,182 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2022
193 births
Total Registered
2,053
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zayan
Zayan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,053 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zayan as a male name
Ranked #1,127 in 2024
188 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (193 births)
Zayan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zayan span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 917 babies were registered. Zayan remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zayan by Decade
How has Zayan 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.
Zayan by State
Birth registrations for Zayan span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Georgia, Indiana. On average, about 81 Zayans were registered per state.
Zayan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zayan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zayan
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zayan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zayan?
We estimate approximately 2,038 people named Zayan 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 168,182 Americans share this first name.
Is Zayan a common name?
Zayan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,053 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zayan most popular?
Zayan reached peak popularity in 2022, when 193 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zayan is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zayan a male name?
Zayan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zayan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zayan Smith, Zayan Johnson, Zayan 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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