UK boy's name
Zishaan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2009. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Zishaan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Zishaan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2009 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4527, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 7 births.
This profile covers 29 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 1996 to 2009. 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 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 29 living people in the UK are called Zishaan. 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 2010 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Zishaan ranked #4527 for boys in England and Wales in 2009, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 7 boys were registered as Zishaan.
- • About 29 living people in the UK are estimated to have Zishaan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4527
2009
Births in 2009
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
7 births
Estimated living
29
2026
Popularity
Zishaan over time
The chart below shows babies named Zishaan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2009. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Zishaan, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2009, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Zishaan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Zishaan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3053 | 22 | 5 |
| 1990s | #1591 | 7 | 1 |
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Names similar to Zishaan
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- Zack 7,101
- Zakariya 5,447
- Zach 4,754
- Zayn 4,326
- Zachariah 3,234
- Zion 3,141
- Zane 2,818
- Zayd 2,609
FAQ
Zishaan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Zishaan in the UK right now?
In 2009, Zishaan was ranked #4527 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Zishaan most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 7 babies registered as Zishaan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Zishaan in the UK?
A total of 29 babies have been registered as Zishaan across the 6 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.