Zedan
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 3 babies a year in England and Wales.
Zedan by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Zedan.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Zedan
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 Zedan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Zidangrowth or increase54 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zeydan6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zeyan4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zayangraceful or beautiful; variant of Zain240 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zidanegrowth, increase; variant of Zaydane90 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zaedyngrowth, increase; a respelling of Zayden or Zaidan55 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Zedan
Names that are said the same way as Zedan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Zeyden7 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Zedan
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