Zael Boy

How popular is Zael?

#1,376 boy name in 2025

134 baby boys were named Zael in the US in 2025, making it the 1376th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).

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675living people named Zael (est.)
4median age of people named Zael
678babies named Zael since 1880
1 in 23,851US babies born in 2025

Zael popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,376 for boys (▲ 444 from 2024)
Babies in 2025134 boys, 5 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+1017% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#6,671 in 2015, #3,272 in 2020
Peak year2025 (134 boys)
Highest rank#1,376 in 2025
First recorded2004
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)99% boys, 1% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Zael is most popular

Babies named Zael per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 boys)
  2. Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (79 boys)
  3. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (70 boys)
  4. Massachusetts: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
  5. Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (27 boys)

Zael by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
2000s46#7,687
2010s182#2,765
2020s445#1,376

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Questions

Is Zael a boy or girl name?
Zael is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Zael were boys.
How popular is the name Zael?
134 baby boys were named Zael in the US in 2025, making it the 1376th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
When was Zael most popular?
Zael peaked in 2025, when 134 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,376 in 2025.
How many people are named Zael?
678 babies have been named Zael in the US since 1880. We estimate about 675 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
Where is Zael most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Zael was most common in Arizona, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.