Zane
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #8,055 · #324 for boys in 2025, 1,051 births
Given to boys 99.0% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 2,033 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 56,664since 1914
Zane over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Zane has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #324 | 1,051 | |
| 2024 | — | #305 | 1,112 | |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #276 | 1,226 |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | #258 | 1,345 |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | #238 | 1,488 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #258 | 1,362 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #237 | 1,600 |
| 2018 | #11,427 | 8 | #199 | 2,033 |
| 2017 | #7,442 | 15 | #202 | 1,962 |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #211 | 1,875 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #232 | 1,670 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #224 | 1,699 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #215 | 1,747 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #224 | 1,595 |
| 2011 | #12,153 | 8 | #220 | 1,609 |
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | #239 | 1,463 |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | #235 | 1,523 |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | #235 | 1,574 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #232 | 1,599 |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #241 | 1,412 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #237 | 1,435 |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | #231 | 1,455 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #220 | 1,590 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #222 | 1,558 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | #251 | 1,331 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #246 | 1,368 |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | #253 | 1,241 |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #266 | 1,075 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #271 | 1,040 |
| 1996 | #5,771 | 16 | #291 | 919 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #330 | 774 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #325 | 778 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #347 | 691 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #372 | 622 |
| 1991 | — | #443 | 499 | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #434 | 510 |
| 1989 | — | #459 | 421 | |
| 1988 | — | #472 | 377 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #493 | 325 |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #450 | 374 |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #474 | 332 |
| 1984 | — | #556 | 240 | |
| 1983 | — | #591 | 208 | |
| 1982 | — | #562 | 233 | |
| 1981 | — | #594 | 208 | |
| 1980 | — | #628 | 193 | |
| 1979 | — | #633 | 184 | |
| 1978 | — | #645 | 169 | |
| 1977 | — | #739 | 134 | |
| 1976 | — | #715 | 137 | |
| 1975 | — | #741 | 126 | |
| 1974 | — | #708 | 135 | |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #707 | 129 |
| 1972 | — | #676 | 141 | |
| 1971 | — | #723 | 130 | |
| 1970 | — | #688 | 145 | |
| 1969 | — | #727 | 115 | |
| 1968 | — | #680 | 122 | |
| 1967 | — | #711 | 109 | |
| 1966 | — | #755 | 95 | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #734 | 102 |
| 1964 | — | #715 | 116 | |
| 1963 | — | #654 | 143 | |
| 1962 | #5,293 | 7 | #632 | 148 |
| 1961 | — | #625 | 161 | |
| 1960 | — | #715 | 119 | |
| 1959 | — | #623 | 153 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #636 | 146 |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #595 | 167 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #675 | 125 |
| 1955 | — | #700 | 109 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #709 | 105 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #707 | 101 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #808 | 75 |
| 1951 | — | #820 | 74 | |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #819 | 69 |
| 1949 | — | #817 | 70 | |
| 1948 | — | #697 | 92 | |
| 1947 | — | #842 | 67 | |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #869 | 57 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #899 | 50 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #935 | 47 |
| 1943 | — | #828 | 63 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #834 | 61 |
| 1941 | — | #876 | 52 | |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | #741 | 68 |
| 1939 | — | #776 | 61 | |
| 1938 | — | #779 | 62 | |
| 1937 | — | #880 | 49 | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #756 | 64 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #663 | 80 |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #697 | 76 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #637 | 82 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #677 | 81 |
| 1931 | — | #717 | 72 | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #730 | 75 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #859 | 59 |
| 1928 | — | #713 | 79 | |
| 1927 | — | #754 | 75 | |
| 1926 | #3,564 | 8 | #597 | 111 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #759 | 75 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #704 | 87 |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #737 | 78 |
| 1922 | #4,445 | 6 | #766 | 74 |
| 1921 | — | #931 | 57 | |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #1,139 | 39 |
| 1919 | #4,251 | 6 | #1,351 | 28 |
| 1918 | — | #2,260 | 13 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,730 | 9 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,184 | 12 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
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First appearance
1914
The first year at least five boys were named Zane! It came in at #2,915, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1914, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Zane is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Idaho#123 · 1 in 608
- South Dakota#129 · 1 in 669
- Montana#136 · 1 in 658
- Nebraska#164 · 1 in 1,099
- West Virginia#187 · 1 in 1,710
Best ever in a state: #39 in Hawaii, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #123 | 11 | 1 in 608 |
| South Dakota | #129 | 7 | 1 in 669 |
| Montana | #136 | 7 | 1 in 658 |
| Nebraska | #164 | 10 | 1 in 1,099 |
| West Virginia | #187 | 6 | 1 in 1,710 |
| Iowa | #191 | 12 | 1 in 1,519 |
| Hawaii | #218 | 6 | 1 in 1,151 |
| Utah | #228 | 11 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Oregon | #230 | 12 | 1 in 1,621 |
| Kansas | #232 | 10 | 1 in 1,705 |
| Colorado | #239 | 13 | 1 in 1,861 |
| Pennsylvania | #245 | 35 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Indiana | #250 | 17 | 1 in 2,330 |
| New Mexico | #272 | 7 | 1 in 1,661 |
| Arkansas | #316 | 6 | 1 in 2,556 |
| Mississippi | #338 | 7 | 1 in 2,452 |
| Washington | #340 | 11 | 1 in 3,092 |
| Michigan | #365 | 18 | 1 in 3,857 |
| Kentucky | #371 | 5 | 1 in 4,891 |
| Georgia | #379 | 15 | 1 in 3,297 |
| Oklahoma | #391 | 6 | 1 in 3,425 |
| Ohio | #393 | 16 | 1 in 4,882 |
| Arizona | #397 | 9 | 1 in 3,365 |
| Texas | #397 | 45 | 1 in 3,291 |
| Tennessee | #432 | 7 | 1 in 4,948 |
| North Carolina | #448 | 10 | 1 in 4,625 |
| Alabama | #491 | 5 | 1 in 5,407 |
| Louisiana | #520 | 7 | 1 in 4,559 |
| Missouri | #532 | 5 | 1 in 7,549 |
| Virginia | #615 | 5 | 1 in 8,372 |
| Florida | #616 | 12 | 1 in 7,443 |
| Illinois | #735 | 8 | 1 in 10,850 |
| California | #736 | 24 | 1 in 11,194 |
| New York | #1,106 | 7 | 1 in 19,272 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Zane
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 19 spots since 2024 (#305 → #324)
- 66 spots since 2020 (#258 → #324)
- 92 spots since 2015 (#232 → #324)
- Biggest jump: 208 spots in 1921 (#1,139 → #931)
- Biggest drop: 157 spots in 1927 (#597 → #754)
Rise & fade · boys
104 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 2018 at #199 (2,033 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 105 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1921–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 893
- Highest: 1 in 893 boys born in 2018 were named Zane (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,625 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 30.4% of all boys named Zane (17,253) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 75 | #1,351 (1919) | #2,443 |
| 1920s | 734 | #597 (1926) | #796 |
| 1930s | 702 | #637 (1933) | #731 |
| 1940s | 627 | #697 (1948) | #834 |
| 1950s | 1,124 | #595 (1957) | #709 |
| 1960s | 1,230 | #625 (1961) | #695 |
| 1970s | 1,430 | #633 (1979) | #698 |
| 1980s | 2,911 | #450 (1986) | #528 |
| 1990s | 8,149 | #253 (1999) | #333 |
| 2000s | 14,845 | #220 (2003) | #235 |
| 2010s | 17,253 | #199 (2018) | #220 |
| 2020s | 7,584 | #238 (2021) | #277 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Zane in 1989
boys
#459
421 births · 1 in 4,753 boys
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 4,753 of them was named Zane, which outranked 95.0% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Zane
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.