Zan is a rare variant of Zane that peaked in 1955 and has grown less common since.
Zan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #9,696 for boy births in the United States (and #20,005 across all names), given to 8 babies. Zan was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 2002 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,696 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,754 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,170 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,834 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,814 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,096 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,076 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | — | #12,226 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | — | #14,021 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,767 |
| 2012 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,753 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,754 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,786 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,089 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,181 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,258 |
| 2006 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,673 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,134 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,243 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,186 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,439 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,296 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,871 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,838 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #6,095 |
| 1996 | 9 | — | — | #6,492 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #6,403 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,362 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | — | #5,768 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | — | #4,326 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,517 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | — | #9,484 |
| 1989 | 13 | — | — | #4,269 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | — | #5,749 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | — | #4,964 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | — | #7,819 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | — | #4,049 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #6,259 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #7,067 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,758 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,854 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,873 |
| 1971 | 6 | — | — | #4,903 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | — | #4,227 |
| 1969 | 15 | — | #5,972 | #3,931 |
| 1968 | 17 | — | #7,010 | #2,733 |
| 1967 | 15 | — | #6,038 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 11 | — | #7,617 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 16 | — | #5,815 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 15 | — | #7,804 | #2,851 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | — | #2,671 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | — | #3,352 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #6,383 | #2,869 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | — | #2,660 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #3,923 | #3,273 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | #7,007 | #2,821 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | #4,159 | #3,213 |
| 1955 | 20 | — | #3,777 | #2,963 |
| 1954 | 18 | — | #4,652 | #2,741 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,797 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | #6,208 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | — | #2,579 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | #4,232 | #3,687 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | #4,760 | #4,263 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | — | #2,688 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | — | #2,994 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,427 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | #5,372 | — |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,479 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,173 |
| 1935 | 6 | — | — | #3,641 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | — | #4,201 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #4,153 |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #4,145 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,835 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,894 |