unisex name
Zhen
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 168
Zhen is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 18% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
Zhen 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 | 12 |
| 2010s | 37 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 62 |
How popular is Zhen?
In 2025, Zhen was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zhen 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 Zhen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zhen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zhen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zhen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zhen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zhen
How popular is the name Zhen?
In 2025, Zhen was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zhen a girl's or a boy's name?
Zhen is used for both girls and boys. About 18% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Zhen most popular?
Zhen peaked in 2023, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zhen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zhen currently ranks #11,592 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.