Zan has been given to about 773 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1955, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1955, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 2963rd. The typical living American called Zan is about 37 years old today.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.