Zeeshan
Zeeshan, Zishan, Zeshaan or Zeshan is an Arabic given name, simply translated as "princely". This word is also used in Persian, Urdu and sometimes in Turkish poetry as an adjective.
Meaning & Origin of Zeeshan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zeeshan, Zishan, Zeshaan or Zeshan is an Arabic given name, simply translated as "princely". This word is also used in Persian, Urdu and sometimes in Turkish poetry as an adjective.
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The Story of Zeeshan
Zeeshan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 28 Zeeshans were born — ranking #3,279 that year. As of 2026, Zeeshan ranks #7,000 for baby boys with 11 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 627 Zeeshans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Zeeshan
Zeeshan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 627 births in the dataset. Zeeshan's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #3,279. Use the chart and map above to compare Zeeshan'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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