How Many People Are Named Zylan?
An estimated 499 people in the United States have the first name Zylan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Zylan peaked in popularity in 2024 with 49 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zylan 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 Zylan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
499
About 1 in 686,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2024
49 births
Total Registered
503
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zylan
Zylan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 503 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zylan as a male name
Ranked #2,704 in 2024
49 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (49 births)
Zylan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zylan span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 239 babies were registered. While Zylan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zylan by Decade
How has Zylan 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.
Zylan by State
Birth registrations for Zylan span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Mississippi, Georgia. The lowest are in Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee. On average, about 12 Zylans were registered per state.
Zylan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zylan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zylan
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zylan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zylan?
We estimate approximately 499 people named Zylan 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 686,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Zylan a common name?
Zylan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 503 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zylan most popular?
Zylan reached peak popularity in 2024, when 49 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zylan is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zylan a male name?
Zylan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zylan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zylan Smith, Zylan Johnson, Zylan 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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