Zian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZEE-an
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,220 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,304 for boys
Zian is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 2,304th for boys in the US (60 babies).
Is Zian a girl's or a boy's name?
Zian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the UK and 60 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,220th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25 about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 59% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Zian, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 45 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Zian than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Zian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Zian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #1,220 for this spelling alone.
- Zian 25
- Zeon 5
In 2009, 55% of the babies named Zian in the UK were girls. It has been given to more boys than girls since 2015.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Zian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 36 | #942 |
| 2023 | 39 | #892 |
| 2022 | 45 | #792 |
| 2021 | 41 | #858 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
How popular is Zian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,304th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 60 about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 60 boys in the US were named Zian, making it the 2,304th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,113th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 73 boys. It first appears in the records in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Zian in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 71 boys in the US were given Zian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,804, up from #2,304 for this spelling alone.
- Zian 60
- Zeon 11
Girls were 32% of the babies named Zian in the US in 1999, and 11% in 2019.
Zian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2,304 |
| 2024 | 60 | #2,345 |
| 2023 | 70 | #2,096 |
| 2022 | 73 | #2,059 |
| 2021 | 48 | #2,651 |
| 2020 | 66 | #2,113 |
| 2019 | 41 | #2,941 |
| 2018 | 41 | #2,892 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,120 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 17 | #5,068 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 21 | #3,586 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
Names like Zian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayan, Zayaan, Musa, Zayd, Muhammad, Zayn, Rayyan, Zayyan, Zakariya, Hamza, Azaan, Umar
Other spellings of Zian
Names related to Zian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zian, updated 20 October 2026.