Zaman

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Zaman: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Zaman: Recorded since 1997, it reached #2,220 in 2001, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
14times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#2220highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#2337
1999	#2425
2001	#2220
2003	#3467
2004	#3651
2006	#2282
2008	#3158
2013	#4685
2015	#3908
2016	#3478
2021	#3017
2022	#4001
2023	#2813
2024	#3688

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 14 of the 28 years from 1997 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #2220 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Zaman by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Zaman in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	8	2 of 10	4
2000sbusiest	23	5 of 10	5
2010s	12	3 of 10	4
2020s	22	4 of 10	6

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Zaman appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2220 in England and Wales in 2001.

Zaman's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3688	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2813	7	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4001	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#3478	5	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3908	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2282	7	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3651	3	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#3467	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2220	5	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2337	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1997 and 2024, ranked in 14 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,220, first reached in 2001.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in England and Wales in 2006.

Its record falls into 9 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
4 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
9separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
7births registered in its largest year, 2006Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ashkan · #2220, 14y
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Matisse · #2220, 18y
Mohsen · #2220, 17y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Ashkan · #2220, 14y
Mohsen · #2220, 17y
Shiva · #2220, 17y
Thibault · #2220, 20y

Zaman and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Zaman without appearing here.

Zaman moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #4001 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3017 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2813 and #4991.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.
Jade Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2813 and #2813 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Zaman

Leif Compare
In 2012 they stood at #3158 and #3687 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #4685 and #2954.
Gustav Compare
In 2002 they stood at #2337 and #2859 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #3467 and #2189.
Mathias Compare
In 2002 they stood at #2220 and #3134 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #3467 and #2470.
Rune Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3478 and #4810 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3017 and #2125.

Moved the opposite way to Zaman

Albie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Zaman went from #2337 to #3688 while Albie went from #914 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Zaman went from #2337 to #3688 while Alfie went from #92 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Zaman went from #2337 to #3688 while Alfred went from #192 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Zaman went from #2337 to #3688 while Archie went from #141 to #10.

Moved the same way as Zaman

Aaron Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Zaman went from #2337 to #3688 and Aaron from #32 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Zaman went from #2337 to #3688 and Adam from #20 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Zaman went from #2337 to #3688 and Alan from #179 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Zaman went from #2337 to #3688 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2220 in England and Wales in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

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