Zalan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies

Zalan by the numbers

In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Zalan.

Its American peak was 12 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Zalan

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 Zalan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Zayangraceful or beautiful; variant of Zain240 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zalmanpeaceful; from Yiddish Solomon variant3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zahanworld or splendor6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zamantime or era4 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zylan30 in the US (2017)
  • Zaylan22 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Zalan

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

  • Zaylengrace or beauty; a form of Zayan126 in the US (2017)
  • Zaylin44 in the US (2017)
  • Zailyn28 in the US (2017)
  • Zaylon23 in the US (2017)
  • Zalen16 in the US (2017)
  • Zaylyn15 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Zalan

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