#9592024 rank
2022peak year
2,315babies named Zen since 1880
▲ +84%5-year trend
Zen popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Zen mean?
From the Japanese school of Buddhism, via Chinese chan, from Sanskrit dhyana, 'meditation'. A modern word name promising calm.
OriginJapanese
Syllables1
Genderboy
Stylemodern, modern
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