Zaydan
Boy name · #2471 in 2025 · Very rare
Zaydan is currently the #2471 boy name in the United States — 55 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3085, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 32,727 boys born in 2025 was named Zaydan.
The 23-year story
Zaydan first appears in the Social Security records in 2002, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 55 babies and a rank of #2451. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Zaydan per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Zaydan in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Zaydan is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Zaydan will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Zaydan is most common
State-level data for Zaydan is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Zaydan
Statistically, parents drawn to Zaydan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zidan, Zayaan, Hamdan, Bogdan, and Zylan.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Zaydan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2451 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2789 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2952 |
| 2022 | 36 | #3278 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2623 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2925 |
| 2019 | 54 | #2464 |
| 2018 | 47 | #2635 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3006 |
| 2016 | 51 | #2477 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3085 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3693 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3265 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3530 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4221 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4099 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4278 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5487 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6622 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12055 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10667 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Zaydan a popular boy name?
Zaydan ranked #2471 among boys in 2025 with 55 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3085.
When was the name Zaydan most popular?
Zaydan peaked in 2025, when 55 American boys received the name (ranked #2451 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Zaydan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 32,727 newborn American boys was named Zaydan. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.