How Many People Are Named Zen?
people named Zen are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 104,107 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,313 babies named Zen in Social Security records from 1969 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
321 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Zen, 18% were girls and 82% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Zen rose from 3.2% in the 1990s to 19.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Zen alive today is about 9 years old, and 98% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 14 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Zen first appears in the records in 1969 and was given most often in 2022, to 321 babies. In 2025, 228 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1969 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Zen has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #906, in 2022. In 2025 it ranked #1,144. Among girls, its best rank was #2,688, in 2022.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,144 | #3,574 |
| Best rank | #906 (2022) | #2,688 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,048 in the 2020s | #3,132 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Zen alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Zen were born in California than in any other state: about 444 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Zen was given 2.2 times as often in California, 2.1 times in New York and 1.9 times in Florida.
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