Zilan

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4201
5 babies

Zilan by the numbers

In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Zilan.

What we can tell you about Zilan

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

  • Zilahshade; shadow10 in the US (2017)
  • Zihan9 in the US (2017)
  • Ziyahlight, splendor; a variant of Zia85 in the US (2017)
  • Zivahbrightness, radiance; a form of Ziva6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Zillahshadow; shade16 in the US (2017)
  • Zoilalife; a form of zoë14 in the US (2017)

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