Masculine dossier · first seen 1969
Zen
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2022
Peak births
256
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Zen
How many people are named Zen?
An estimated 2,689 living Americans are named Zen.
How rare is Zen?
Zen is uncommon among babies today, with 185 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 27.7% from its 2022 peak.
How old is the typical Zen?
The median age of a living American named Zen is approximately 7 years, with most bearers falling between 4 and 16 years old.
Is Zen still popular?
Yes — Zen is currently rising in popularity, with 185 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Zen most common?
Zen has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.
1969Peak 20222025
Peak year
2022
Decline from peak
27.7%
2025
185
All-time
2,718
Where it lives now
Zen is most concentrated in Georgia — about 1.8× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in New York.
States where Zen is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.