Masculine dossier · first seen 1969

Zen

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Zen
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2022

Peak rank proxy

255

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1969Peak 20222024

Peak year

2022

Decline from peak

7.5%

2024

236

All-time

2,528

Zen is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2022, when 255 boys were named Zen.

In 2024, only 236 boys were given the name.

All told, about 2,528 Americans have been named Zen and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1969.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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