Zen*
#2,295 most common boys' name of all time · #5,527 across all names · 82% male / 18% female · used 1969–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#2,295
Rank overall
#5,527 of 105,966
First appeared
1969
Years on the list
39 of 146
All-time
3,313
Since 2016
2,087
Peak year
2022 #906
Best rank
#906 2022
Girls
Boys
peak 321/yr
Zen first appears in 1969. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 185 | 228 | #1,143 |
| 2024 | 41 | 238 | 279 | #955 |
| 2023 | 60 | 242 | 302 | #935 |
| 2022 | 65 | 256 | 321 | #906 |
| 2021 | 52 | 166 | 218 | #1,185 |
| 2020 | 48 | 160 | 208 | #1,197 |
| 2019 | 46 | 128 | 174 | #1,390 |
| 2018 | 30 | 112 | 142 | #1,524 |
| 2017 | 24 | 92 | 116 | #1,711 |
| 2016 | 25 | 74 | 99 | #1,966 |
| 2015 | 23 | 75 | 98 | #1,949 |
| 2014 | 11 | 88 | 99 | #1,722 |
| 2013 | 9 | 63 | 72 | #2,122 |
| 2012 | 15 | 56 | 71 | #2,311 |
| 2011 | 13 | 63 | 76 | #2,112 |
| 2010 | 13 | 60 | 73 | #2,200 |
| 2009 | 9 | 70 | 79 | #1,999 |
| 2008 | 8 | 74 | 82 | #1,939 |
| 2007 | 22 | 52 | 74 | #2,451 |
| 2006 | 6 | 51 | 57 | #2,422 |
| 2005 | — | 50 | 50 | #2,341 |
| 2004 | 10 | 51 | 61 | #2,262 |
| 2003 | 5 | 38 | 43 | #2,649 |
| 2002 | 6 | 36 | 42 | #2,661 |
| 2001 | — | 38 | 38 | #2,537 |
| 2000 | 6 | 32 | 38 | #2,839 |
| 1999 | — | 31 | 31 | #2,758 |
| 1998 | 5 | 32 | 37 | #2,628 |
| 1997 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,084 |
| 1996 | — | 17 | 17 | #3,923 |
| 1995 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,155 |
| 1994 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,628 |
| 1993 | — | 12 | 12 | #4,842 |
| 1992 | — | 7 | 7 | #6,946 |
| 1991 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,644 |
| 1990 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,179 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,399 |
| 1980 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,928 |
| 1969 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,043 |