boy's name
Zaylan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 520
Zaylan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 46 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
Zaylan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 116 |
| 2010s | 205 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 167 |
How popular is Zaylan?
In 2025, Zaylan was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Zaylan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zaylan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zaylan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zaylan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zaylan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zaylan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zaylan
How popular is the name Zaylan?
In 2025, Zaylan was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Zaylan a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaylan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Zaylan most popular?
Zaylan peaked in 2024, when 46 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zaylan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zaylan currently ranks #4,039 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.