Zan
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Zan is a Chinese name meaning “support,” “favor,” or “praise.” Zan is also a Hebrew name meaning “well fed.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Zan in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Zan against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Zan is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Zan in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 8 boys were named Zan, making it the #8910 boys' name in the US. Since 1916, 659 boys have been named Zan, with the most (20) in 2002.
Fewer than 5 girls were named Zan in the US in 2025. Since 1942, 114 girls have been named Zan, with the most (11) in 1958.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Kosovo | #58 boys | 35 | Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2024 |
| Slovenia (as Žan) | #20 boys | 79 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2025 |
| Kosovo | #556 boys (all ages) | 200 | Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2025 |
| Slovenia (as Žan) | #31 boys (all ages) | 7,564 | Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (SURS), 2026 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Zan
There are 56 towns and villages with Zan in their name, in 14 countries.
🇲🇲 Myanmar 29🇮🇷 Iran 8🇷🇺 Russia 4🇦🇫 Afghanistan 2🇧🇾 Belarus 2🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 2🇨🇳 China 2🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Zan Hounien | Montagnes, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | 1,425 | Map |
| Ah Zan | Yangon, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Aung Zan | Rakhine, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Da Zan | Kachin State, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Dawt Zan | Mon, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Galleh Zan | Fars, 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
| Hmwe zan | Ayeyarwady, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Hormazeh Zān | Kurdistan Province, 🇮🇷 Iran | – | Map |
| Ka Zan | Yangon, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Kanō Zan | Chiba, 🇯🇵 Japan | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Zan songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Zan in their title. The best known:
- -Zan- – Dir En Grey (1999)
- Setsugekka (The End of Silence)/Zan – GACKT (2009)
- Sorud-e Zan – Mehdi Yarrahi (2022)
- Zan zan zan/Sogno americano – Donatella Rettore (1989)
- Menene Zan Ba Ka (live) – Jeremiah Gyang (2017)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Zan as a pet name
FurryName has found 6 dogs named Zan in public pet registers, making it the #28,461 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (4), Nariño (municipality) (1), New York City (1). Zan as a dog name →
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