Zane
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #8,055 · #324 for boys in 2025, 1,051 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 2,033 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 56,664since 1914
Zane over time
Rank among boys' names. Zane has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #324 | 1,051 | |
| 2024 | — | #305 | 1,112 | |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #276 | 1,226 |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | #258 | 1,345 |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | #238 | 1,488 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #258 | 1,362 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #237 | 1,600 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #199 | 2,033 |
| 2017 | #7,442 | 15 | #202 | 1,962 |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #211 | 1,875 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #232 | 1,670 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #224 | 1,699 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #215 | 1,747 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #224 | 1,595 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #220 | 1,609 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #239 | 1,463 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #235 | 1,523 |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | #235 | 1,574 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #232 | 1,599 |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #241 | 1,412 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #237 | 1,435 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #231 | 1,455 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #220 | 1,590 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #222 | 1,558 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | #251 | 1,331 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #246 | 1,368 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #253 | 1,241 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #266 | 1,075 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #271 | 1,040 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #291 | 919 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #330 | 774 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #325 | 778 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #347 | 691 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #372 | 622 |
| 1991 | — | #443 | 499 | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #434 | 510 |
| 1989 | — | #459 | 421 | |
| 1988 | — | #472 | 377 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #493 | 325 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #450 | 374 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #474 | 332 |
| 1984 | — | #556 | 240 | |
| 1983 | — | #591 | 208 | |
| 1982 | — | #562 | 233 | |
| 1981 | — | #594 | 208 | |
| 1980 | — | #628 | 193 | |
| 1979 | — | #633 | 184 | |
| 1978 | — | #645 | 169 | |
| 1977 | — | #739 | 134 | |
| 1976 | — | #715 | 137 | |
| 1975 | — | #741 | 126 | |
| 1974 | — | #708 | 135 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #707 | 129 |
| 1972 | — | #676 | 141 | |
| 1971 | — | #723 | 130 | |
| 1970 | — | #688 | 145 | |
| 1969 | — | #727 | 115 | |
| 1968 | — | #680 | 122 | |
| 1967 | — | #711 | 109 | |
| 1966 | — | #755 | 95 | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #734 | 102 |
| 1964 | — | #715 | 116 | |
| 1963 | — | #654 | 143 | |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #632 | 148 |
| 1961 | — | #625 | 161 | |
| 1960 | — | #715 | 119 | |
| 1959 | — | #623 | 153 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #636 | 146 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #595 | 167 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #675 | 125 |
| 1955 | — | #700 | 109 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #709 | 105 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #707 | 101 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #808 | 75 |
| 1951 | — | #820 | 74 | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #819 | 69 |
| 1949 | — | #817 | 70 | |
| 1948 | — | #697 | 92 | |
| 1947 | — | #842 | 67 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #869 | 57 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #899 | 50 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #935 | 47 |
| 1943 | — | #828 | 63 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #834 | 61 |
| 1941 | — | #876 | 52 | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #741 | 68 |
| 1939 | — | #776 | 61 | |
| 1938 | — | #779 | 62 | |
| 1937 | — | #880 | 49 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #756 | 64 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #663 | 80 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #697 | 76 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #637 | 82 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #677 | 81 |
| 1931 | — | #717 | 72 | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #730 | 75 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #859 | 59 |
| 1928 | — | #713 | 79 | |
| 1927 | — | #754 | 75 | |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #597 | 111 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #759 | 75 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #704 | 87 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #737 | 78 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #766 | 74 |
| 1921 | — | #931 | 57 | |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #1,351 | 28 |
| 1918 | — | #2,260 | 13 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,730 | 9 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,184 | 12 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Zane! It came in at #2,915, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1914, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Zane is popular in 1993
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#97 · 1 in 364
- Alaska#135 · 1 in 566
- South Dakota#142 · 1 in 732
- Nebraska#145 · 1 in 825
- North Dakota#159 · 1 in 821
Best ever in a state: #39 in Hawaii, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #97 | 6 | 1 in 364 |
| Alaska | #135 | 7 | 1 in 566 |
| South Dakota | #142 | 6 | 1 in 732 |
| Nebraska | #145 | 12 | 1 in 825 |
| North Dakota | #159 | 5 | 1 in 821 |
| Kansas | #161 | 17 | 1 in 923 |
| Montana | #162 | 6 | 1 in 739 |
| Hawaii | #167 | 8 | 1 in 815 |
| Colorado | #173 | 26 | 1 in 936 |
| Oklahoma | #185 | 19 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Nevada | #189 | 9 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Oregon | #189 | 18 | 1 in 1,069 |
| Iowa | #197 | 12 | 1 in 1,461 |
| Utah | #199 | 15 | 1 in 1,125 |
| New Mexico | #205 | 12 | 1 in 954 |
| Washington | #209 | 28 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Indiana | #216 | 24 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Kentucky | #229 | 13 | 1 in 1,840 |
| Missouri | #231 | 21 | 1 in 1,699 |
| Ohio | #246 | 38 | 1 in 1,968 |
| Pennsylvania | #259 | 33 | 1 in 2,296 |
| Arizona | #262 | 20 | 1 in 1,539 |
| Tennessee | #303 | 14 | 1 in 2,461 |
| Michigan | #315 | 25 | 1 in 2,548 |
| Wisconsin | #355 | 9 | 1 in 3,459 |
| Texas | #368 | 58 | 1 in 2,639 |
| South Carolina | #376 | 8 | 1 in 2,699 |
| Georgia | #397 | 15 | 1 in 3,207 |
| Minnesota | #406 | 6 | 1 in 4,959 |
| Maryland | #410 | 8 | 1 in 3,802 |
| California | #417 | 71 | 1 in 3,880 |
| North Carolina | #434 | 12 | 1 in 3,739 |
| Louisiana | #444 | 10 | 1 in 2,924 |
| Alabama | #471 | 6 | 1 in 4,318 |
| Illinois | #476 | 21 | 1 in 4,075 |
| Florida | #502 | 20 | 1 in 4,391 |
| Virginia | #517 | 8 | 1 in 5,134 |
| New York | #682 | 16 | 1 in 8,054 |
| New Jersey | #748 | 5 | 1 in 10,198 |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Zane
- 19 spots since 2024 (#305 → #324)
- 66 spots since 2020 (#258 → #324)
- 92 spots since 2015 (#232 → #324)
- Biggest jump: 208 spots in 1921 (#1,139 → #931)
- Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1927 (#597 → #754)
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 2018 at #199 (2,033 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1921–2025
- Highest: 1 in 893 boys born in 2018 were named Zane (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,625 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 30.4% of all boys named Zane (17,253) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 75 | #1,351 (1919) | #2,443 |
| 1920s | 734 | #597 (1926) | #796 |
| 1930s | 702 | #637 (1933) | #731 |
| 1940s | 627 | #697 (1948) | #834 |
| 1950s | 1,124 | #595 (1957) | #709 |
| 1960s | 1,230 | #625 (1961) | #695 |
| 1970s | 1,430 | #633 (1979) | #698 |
| 1980s | 2,911 | #450 (1986) | #528 |
| 1990s | 8,149 | #253 (1999) | #333 |
| 2000s | 14,845 | #220 (2003) | #235 |
| 2010s | 17,253 | #199 (2018) | #220 |
| 2020s | 7,584 | #238 (2021) | #277 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Zane in 1993
Top girls' names in 1993
Top boys' names in 1993
More about 1993
girls
1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 361,814 of them was named Zane, which outranked 14.9% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,359 names at #13,442; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 2,838 of them was named Zane, which outranked 96.6% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).