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Zaylen

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Zaylen is ranked 885th among boys in 2024 (271 births). Its best rank was 885th, in 2024.

Rank in 2024
#885outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
2710.02% of boys
Peak year
2024271 births
Best rank
#885in 2024
Since 2000
2,459people given the name
Babies named Zaylen, by year of birthboys
012525037550018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

2,393 boys have been named Zaylen in the United States since 2000, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 271 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2010s alone account for 52%. It has spent 1 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

It is overwhelmingly a boy’s name: 66 girls have also been given it, 2.7% of the total.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
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By decade

Decadeboys named Zaylen
2000s286
2010s1,237
2020s870

In 2024, its biggest year

Zaylen was the 885th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Zaylen

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.