Zahian

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Zahian by the numbers

Zahian was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Zahian

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Zahian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Zaviangraceful or beautiful; a variant of Zain62 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zahanworld or splendor6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zahranblooming or flourishing6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zahaanflowering or blooming3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zahinintelligent or sharp-minded3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zarian14 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Zahian

Names that are said the same way as Zahian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Zayaangrace, beauty, or bloom; variant of Zayan180 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zayyanbeautiful, adorned, graceful55 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zaiyan6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zayion7 in the US (2017)
  • Zahyan6 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Zahian

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