Fun Facts About the Name Zarian
- 404 babies named Zarian: U.S. records list 404 babies given the name Zarian from 1880 through 2025. Even 28 girls received the name Zarian - about 1 girl for every 13 boys.
What Does the Name Zarian Mean?
Zarian is an Armenian family name and given name formed with the patronymic suffix -ian, which means son of or belonging to the family of. The base is most likely the Armenian personal name Zareh (Զարեհ), so the literal sense is son of Zareh or of Zareh's line. Zareh itself is often connected with the Iranian word zar, gold, and explained as golden, but the meaning of Zareh is not fully certain.
Zarian Name History & Origins
Armenian surnames ending in -ian or -yan are patronymic in origin: they identify a family as the descendants of a particular ancestor. The Western Armenian form of this suffix is usually -ian, while the Eastern Armenian form is usually -yan, so Zarian and Zaryan are two romanizations of the same Armenian name, Զարյան. The name is found among Armenian communities in the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas as well as in Armenia.
A notable bearer of the surname was Gostan Zarian (1885 - 1969), an Armenian writer and painter born in Constantinople. His name is often spelled Zarian in Western Armenian sources and Zaryan in Eastern Armenian ones. Zarian is also used as a given name, especially in English-speaking countries, where it is generally a transferred use of the Armenian surname.
How Popular is the Name Zarian?
Zarian has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #4,266 in 2008.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | #16,819 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #20,532 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #15,760 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #15,337 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #15,876 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,673 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,275 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,735 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,832 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #7,571 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,714 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #8,875 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #8,802 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #6,330 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #6,342 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #4,882 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #8,118 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #5,655 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #6,298 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #5,938 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #6,692 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #5,098 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #4,266 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #5,206 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #5,299 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #5,576 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #6,134 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #7,818 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #8,447 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #5,139 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #5,911 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #5,313 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #5,461 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,632 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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