How Many People Are Named Zeshan?
An estimated 258 people in the United States have the first name Zeshan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Zeshan peaked in popularity in 1995 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zeshan 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 Zeshan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
258
About 1 in 1,328,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1995
16 births
Total Registered
265
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zeshan
Zeshan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 265 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zeshan as a male name
Ranked #14,221 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (16 births)
Zeshan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zeshan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 107 babies were registered. Zeshan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zeshan by Decade
How has Zeshan 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.
Zeshan by State
Zeshan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zeshan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zeshan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zeshan?
We estimate approximately 258 people named Zeshan 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 1,328,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Zeshan a common name?
Zeshan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 265 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zeshan most popular?
Zeshan reached peak popularity in 1995, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zeshan is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zeshan a male name?
Zeshan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zeshan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zeshan Smith, Zeshan Johnson, Zeshan 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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