Zen
19% girls · 81% boys
About Zen
A spiritual word name used by actor Zoe Saldana for her son as well as more recently Nick Cannon and Alyssa Scott for their late son. Zen has been trending in recent years along with other spiritual names such as Bodhi and Zion, and recently entered the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2022.
Zen for girls#3575 US
Parents searching for a simple, peaceful name may be attracted to this one.
Pronounced ZEN.
As of October 2026, Zen ranked #1144 for boys and #3575 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #907 for boys in 2022 and #2687 for girls in 2022.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,728 | 88 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,953 | 75 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,973 | 74 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,716 | 92 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,529 | 112 | #4,656 | 30 |
| 2019 | #1,393 | 128 | #3,449 | 46 |
| 2020 | #1,199 | 160 | #3,277 | 48 |
| 2021 | #1,196 | 164 | #3,152 | 52 |
| 2022 | #907 | 255 | #2,687 | 65 |
| 2023 | #935 | 242 | #2,849 | 60 |
| 2024 | #959 | 236 | #3,745 | 41 |
| 2025 | #1,144 | 185 | #3,575 | 43 |
World rankings
Zen for boys
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Famous Zens
- Zen (b. 2016)Boy
son of Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego
- Zen ScottBoy
son of actor Corey Feldman.
Zen in pop culture
- ZenBoy
birth name Hyun Ryu, is a character from the mobile otome game 'Mystic Messenger.'
- Zen StarlingBoy
from the book series 'Railhead'
- "Zenzenzense"Both
song by RADWIMPS
- ZenGirl
a hummingbird in "First Flight"