How Many People Are Named Zichen?
An estimated 46 people in the United States have the first name Zichen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Zichen peaked in popularity in 2016 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zichen 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 Zichen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zichen is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
46
About 1 in 7,451,181 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2016
12 births
Total Registered
46
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zichen
Zichen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 46 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zichen as a male name
Ranked #8,724 in 2020
9 male births in 2020
Peak: 2016 (12 births)
Zichen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zichen span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 37 babies were registered. Zichen has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Zichen by Decade
How has Zichen 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.
Zichen by State
Zichen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zichen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zichen
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zichen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zichen?
We estimate approximately 46 people named Zichen 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 7,451,181 Americans share this first name.
Is Zichen a common name?
Zichen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 53.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zichen most popular?
Zichen reached peak popularity in 2016, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zichen is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zichen a male name?
Zichen is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zichen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zichen Smith, Zichen Johnson, Zichen 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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