Zihan
Zihan is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Zihan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zihan is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Zihan
As a girl name
American parents first put Zihan on the record books as a girl name in 2013, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 8 Zihans were born — ranking #11,832 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 81% of all recorded Zihans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 42 Zihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Zihan as a boy name dates back to 2010, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Zihan — #8,145 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 79% of all recorded Zihans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 57 Zihans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Zihan
Zihan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 57 births in the dataset. Zihan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #8,145. Use the chart and map above to compare Zihan'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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