Zalen is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2024 and has grown less common since.
Zalen is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,600 for boy births in the United States (and #11,814 across all names), given to 17 babies. Zalen first appears in 1997 and peaked in 2024 (53 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #5,600 |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | #2,557 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | #6,505 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #6,815 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #5,772 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | #5,693 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | #5,807 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #8,143 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | #5,782 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | #4,938 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | #5,991 |
| 2014 | 25 | 25 | #4,136 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | #3,860 |
| 2012 | 29 | 29 | #3,712 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 | #3,884 |
| 2010 | 28 | 28 | #3,810 |
| 2009 | 20 | 20 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #5,246 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | #5,520 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,630 |
| 2004 | 10 | 10 | #7,526 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #7,816 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #6,078 |
| 2001 | 15 | 15 | #5,138 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | #8,199 |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #9,253 |