Zayan
Zayanes are a Berber population inhabiting the Khenifra region, located in the central Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Zayan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zayanes are a Berber population inhabiting the Khenifra region, located in the central Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Zayan
American parents first put Zayan on the record books as a baby boy name in 1999, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 194 Zayans were born — ranking #1,113 that year. About 53% of every Zayan on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Zayan ranks #1,113 for baby boys with 194 births, rising sharply (+35% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Zayan
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About the name Zayan
Zayan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Zayan's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,094. Use the chart and map above to compare Zayan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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