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Zen
OriginJapanese, form of Buddhism
About Zen
Parents searching for a simple, peaceful name may be attracted to this one.
Pronounced ZEN.
As of October 2026, Zen ranked #3575 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2687 in 2022.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #4,656 | 30 | 17.6 |
| 2019 | #3,449 | 46 | 27.4 |
| 2020 | #3,277 | 48 | 29.7 |
| 2021 | #3,152 | 52 | 31.7 |
| 2022 | #2,687 | 65 | 39.6 |
| 2023 | #2,849 | 60 | 37.4 |
| 2024 | #3,745 | 41 | 25.3 |
| 2025 | #3,575 | 43 | 26.8 |
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