Fun Facts About the Name Zoltan
- More than 1 thousand babies named Zoltan: U.S. records list 1,023 babies given the name Zoltan from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zoltan Mean?
Zoltán is a Hungarian masculine name. Its origin is uncertain, but it is generally thought to be Turkic. The explanation most often given is that it is related to the title sultan, ultimately from Arabic sulṭān, "ruler" or "authority"; on that account the name is commonly glossed as "ruler." This is a conventional etymology rather than a fully demonstrated one, since the early Turkic form and its transmission into Hungarian are not securely reconstructed.
Zoltan Name History & Origins
Medieval Hungarian chronicles name Zoltán as a son of Árpád, the late 9th- and early 10th-century leader of the Magyar confederation. Those chronicles are traditional dynastic accounts rather than contemporary records, so they establish the name's place in Hungarian historical memory more securely than they establish the details of Zoltán's life. The Hungarian spelling keeps the acute accent, Zoltán; English usage normally writes the name Zoltan without it.
The name is used in Hungary and among Hungarian speakers. Its common Hungarian diminutive is Zoli. In the 20th century, the composer Zoltán Kodály was a notable bearer of the full form.
How Popular is the Name Zoltan?
Zoltan 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 1967. Its best rank was #1,572 in 1967.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,919 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #7,723 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #8,244 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #6,820 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #8,156 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #8,060 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #8,880 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #6,342 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #6,335 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #5,784 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #5,993 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #7,042 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #5,402 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #6,620 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #7,496 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #6,357 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #6,431 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #7,184 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #8,168 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #8,728 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #7,093 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #7,530 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #7,825 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #7,051 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #9,240 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #4,783 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #6,040 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #6,840 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #7,281 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #9,010 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #5,499 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #5,359 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #4,871 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #7,267 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #8,113 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #4,785 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #5,458 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #4,050 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #4,970 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #4,233 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #7,288 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,247 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,354 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #4,156 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #3,384 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #2,825 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #3,427 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #4,633 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #3,222 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #2,659 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #3,145 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #2,511 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1969 | #1,976 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #1,836 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1967 | #1,572 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1966 | #2,464 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #2,475 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #1,974 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1963 | #2,042 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #1,961 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #1,685 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1960 | #1,691 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1959 | #2,413 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,274 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #2,189 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1953 | #2,902 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,008 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,732 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1938 | #3,533 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,641 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,091 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #2,470 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #3,021 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #2,765 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1928 | #3,696 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #3,149 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #3,384 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #2,754 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #2,639 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #2,445 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1922 | #3,251 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1921 | #3,212 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1920 | #1,965 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1919 | #2,510 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #4,178 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1917 | #2,561 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1916 | #2,729 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #2,070 | 14 | 0.0016% |
| 1914 | #3,263 | 6 | 0.0009% |
| 1913 | #1,944 | 10 | 0.0020% |
| 1912 | #2,268 | 7 | 0.0016% |
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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