Zalan
Boy · ZAH-lahn · Hungarian
Zalan is a boys' name of Hungarian origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Zalan mean?
Hungarian
Taken from Zalan, a ruler named in medieval chronicles of the Magyar conquest of Hungary.
- Say it
- ZAH-lahn
Is Zalan a girl's or a boy's name?
Zalan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zalan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Zalan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,562nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zalan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Zalan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 8 | #2,562 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
Names like Zalan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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