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Zaylen

Zaylen holds the #1069 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 202 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1489 in 2020 to #1069 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#885 nationally, 271 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 2000. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#415 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1069
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#885
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
202
boys named Zaylen

Zaylen popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.008%0.013%0.017%18801900192019401960198020002020#885 in 2024
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Zaylen is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025IA—Illinois: #935 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)IL#935Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025IN—Ohio: #801 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)OH#801Pennsylvania: #1094 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1094New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025CT—California: #1299 (14 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1299Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025WV—Virginia: #1089 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)VA#1089Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025KS—Arkansas: #555 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: #927 (6 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)TN#927North Carolina: #825 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#825South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #621 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OK#621Louisiana: #672 (6 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)LA#672Mississippi: #415 (7 boys, 0.06% of boys born 2025)MS#415Alabama: #622 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)AL#622Georgia: #919 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)GA#919Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Zaylen in 2025HI—Texas: #974 (24 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#974Florida: #912 (15 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)FL#912
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#415), Arkansas (#555), Oklahoma (#621)

Uniqueness score

55/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Zaylen in the most recent year of SSA data.

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