Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zeeshan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 613
- 613 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,899 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,899 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,517 as a first name in 2020; 496 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zeeshan’s family of names
In English usage, Zeeshan has a related form in Zeshan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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