UK boy's name
Zeshaan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2011. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Zeshaan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Zeshaan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2011 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4647, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 8 births.
This profile covers 77 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 1996 to 2011. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 38% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 76 living people in the UK are called Zeshaan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2012 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Zeshaan ranked #4647 for boys in England and Wales in 2011, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 8 boys were registered as Zeshaan.
- • About 76 living people in the UK are estimated to have Zeshaan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4647
2011
Births in 2011
3
Latest year
Peak year
1997
8 births
Estimated living
76
2026
Popularity
Zeshaan over time
The chart below shows babies named Zeshaan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2011. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Zeshaan, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2011, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zeshaan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Zeshaan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4647 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #2821 | 52 | 10 |
| 1990s | #2181 | 22 | 4 |
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FAQ
Zeshaan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Zeshaan in the UK right now?
In 2011, Zeshaan was ranked #4647 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Zeshaan most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 8 babies registered as Zeshaan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Zeshaan in the UK?
A total of 77 babies have been registered as Zeshaan across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.