Is Zan a boy or girl name?

Zan is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 773 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.8% were girls and 85.2% were boys.

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Zan

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Zan was most popular in 1955, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,940 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 773 people named Zan.

Zan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zan’s peak in 1955. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zan is mostly a boy’s name — 14.8% of the 773 Americans given it were girls and 85.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org