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Zayan

100% boys · 221 born in 2025

Zayan has been given to about 2,275 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,258
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zayan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 221
  • Born in 2025221
  • All time2,275
  • England & Wales, 2025#209 · 240

How popular is Zayan?

Its best year was 2025, when 221 babies were given the name, ranking 1017th. The typical living American called Zayan is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Zayan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rayan0.85
  2. Ayan0.85
  3. Ayaan0.76
  4. Brayan0.75
  5. Raylan0.75
  6. Jaylan0.75
  7. Kaylan0.75
  8. Alan0.70

Middle names for Zayan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zayan Thomas0.74
  2. Zayan Cole0.73
  3. Zayan Miles0.73
  4. Zayan Wilder0.72
  5. Zayan James0.71
  6. Zayan John0.55

Sibling names for Zayan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.98
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.98
  3. Kenaibrother · 0.98
  4. Laylanisister · 0.98
  5. Inayasister · 0.97
  6. Kiyomisister · 0.97

Where Zayan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.02%
  2. Virginia0.02%
  3. Minnesota0.02%
  4. New Jersey0.01%
  5. Maryland0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zayan Evans0.73
  2. Zayan Edwards0.73
  3. Zayan Anderson0.70
  4. Zayan Allen0.70
  5. Zayan Adams0.70
  6. Zayan Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zayan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Zayan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.