Zildjian

Boys' name

From Armenian Զիլճյան; literal meaning unconfirmed

Zildjian has been given to 31 babies in the U.S. since 1996. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 2007, with 6 recorded.

Babies named Zildjian, 2010

1 in 739,000

Zildjian over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Zildjian: meaning, origin, and history

From Armenian Զիլճյան; literal meaning unconfirmed

Armenian and English

What Zildjian means

Zildjian is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Zildjian is used in Tagalog. Its origins include Armenian and English.

Zildjian comes through Armenian Զիլճյան.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Tagalog, Zildjian is pronounced /ˈzildian/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 31 boys were recorded with the name Zildjian between 1996 and 2010. Its highest annual count was 6 in 2007; its best national rank was #10,526 in 1996.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Zildjian?

Zildjian had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2010, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2010: 1 in 739,000; 5 of 3,695,928 births
Among boys only: 1 in 384,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2010: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 512,366 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Zildjian sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2010 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 512,366 children born in 2010 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Zildjian. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Zildjians were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Zildjian was born before 2007 — so the typical Zildjian is around 18 today.

Median birth year: 2007; About 18 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 51.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 31; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 51.6% of all recorded uses (16).

Is Zildjian rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 2007 (6)
Years since peak: 18; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Very steady; 5.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #10,526; 1996

Zildjian by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #10,526; 1996
Peak year: 2007; 6 that year
First recorded: 1996
Last recorded: 2010
All-time count: 31
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Zildjian

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Zildjian

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Jailyn Kalli Neveah Marlen Jaylyn Lupita Rhianna Marin

For a brother

Jaeden Nikhil Jamarcus Slade Brandt Nevin Ean Davian

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