Ziyan
The Story of Ziyan
As a girl name
Ziyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2007, with 13 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2012: 18 births, good for #6,869 nationwide. About 72% of every Ziyan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2025, Ziyan ranks #10,108 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. All told, over 176 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Ziyan on the record books as a boy name in 2001, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2016, when 18 Ziyans were born — ranking #5,123 that year. About 47% of every Ziyan on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ziyan ranks #7,247 for boys with 10 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 267 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ziyan
Ziyan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 267 births in the dataset. Ziyan's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #5,123. Use the chart and map above to compare Ziyan'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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