Boys' name · since 1994

Jahziel

Jahziel has 1,252 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,445 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,221 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,252
born since 1994
2020s
peak decade

1,252 babies have been named Jahziel since 1994, making it today's #1221 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Jahziel recorded 1,252 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #1221 nationally today, ahead of 91% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #4,445 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #1,221 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,252 born since 1994
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahziel ranks #4,445 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,221 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,252 born since 1994, peaking in the 2020s.

#4,445 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#1,221 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,252
born since 1994
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%91.2%
Jahziel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jahziel's 1,252 recorded births place it above 90.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

17 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Jahziel compares

1,252 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jahziel's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jahziel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,252 369 358,536
Peak-year births 183 34 22,252

Jahziel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jahziel's full recorded timeline at 2011, 87% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 13% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 183 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jahziel popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
183
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
050100150200 199419992004200820122016202020242025 166

Jahziel popularity over time - girls

15 total births recorded since 2003 (Jahziel as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 15 births
5 200320112014 5

Jahziel by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (774 births, 62% of the file).

2020s was Jahziel's strongest decade.

774 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Jahziel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 774 births (62% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jahziel compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jahziel's total volume

Jahziel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -68, 5.4%-33, 5.9%-134, 3.9%-33, 7.1%-113, 2.2%-101, 6.1%-113, 4.8%-44, 5.1%-52, 4.2%-53, 4.4%-79, 5.7%-75, 5.2%-64, 10.4%-145, 2.2%-32, 7.3%Jahziel-32, 14.6%Jahziel
Jahziel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jahziel by state

Where Jahziel concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jahziel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
202 16.1%
#2 California
145 11.6%
#3 Florida
91 7.3%
#4 New York
51 4.1%
#5 Arizona
28 2.2%
#6 Massachusetts
28 2.2%
#7 Pennsylvania
21 1.7%
#8 Connecticut
12 1.0%
Texas share of Jahziel's total US births 16.1%
Even split

202 of 1,252 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Jahziel appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahziel?
Jahziel has been given to 1,252 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,445 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #1,221 of 13,930. 183 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Jahziel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahziel ranks #4,445 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,221 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jahziel most popular?
Jahziel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 774 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Jahziel most popular?
The top states for the name Jahziel are Texas (202 births), California (145 births), Florida (91 births).
How long has the name Jahziel been used?
The SSA has tracked Jahziel since 1994 -- 32 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jahziel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaheim, Jahmir, Jahir, Jahlil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jahziel's data

  • Texas records the most Jahziels (202 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jahziel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jahziel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.