Given name

Zishan

Zishan is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Zishan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Zishan through the years

Babies since 1880
34
34 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2016
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Zishan in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1988–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 219 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Zishan’s family of names

In English usage, Zishan has a related form in Zeshan.

Walk Zishan’s family in the name graph

ZishanZeshan

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Zishan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Vishakan

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Safwaan

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>99% boys

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Zaivian

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>99% boys

Modern

Ridwaan

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Zykel

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>99% boys

Modern

Ilman

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Zaimar

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Weylan

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Zishan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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