Boys' name · since 1986
Jaziel
9,262 babies named Jaziel in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #198 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,262
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jaziel is the #198 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 9,262 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaziel has been recorded 9,262 times among boys since 1986, currently ranked #198 nationally and more common than 99% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #1,268 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #198 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,262 born since 1986
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaziel ranks #1,268 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #198 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,262 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #198 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,262
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jaziel's 9,262 recorded births place it above 97.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jaziel compares
9,262 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Jaziel's all-time total is 25x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jaziel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,262 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,780 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jaziel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jaziel splits its recorded history at 2007: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 1,780 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jaziel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,780
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Currently ranks #198 among boys.
9,262 total births across 40 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 1,780 births in a single year.
Jaziel popularity over time - girls
107 total births recorded since 1993 (Jaziel as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Jaziel accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jaziel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (6,246 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Jaziel's strongest decade.
6,246 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Jaziel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 145
1990s
145 births
- 2000s 592
2000s
592 births
- 2010s 2,261
2010s
2,261 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,246 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6,246 births (67% of all-time use).
Jaziel decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,246 births
- Runner-up 2,261 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Jaziel 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 Jaziel's total volume
Jaziel by state
Where Jaziel concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,235 | 24.1% |
| #2 | California | | 1,806 | 19.5% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 491 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 395 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Florida | | 391 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 274 | 3.0% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 265 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 226 | 2.4% |
2,235 of 9,262 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 24.1% of nationwide
- California 19.5% of nationwide
- Arizona 5.3% of nationwide
- New York 4.3% of nationwide
- Florida 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 40 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 24.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Jaziel appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Jaziels (2,235 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jaziel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
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, 1986–2025 (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 Jaziel 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.
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