Boys' name · since 2009
Zadiel
147 babies named Zadiel in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,664 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 147
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zadiel is the #4664 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 147 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Zadiel recorded 147 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #4664 nationally today, ahead of 67% 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 2009 to 2025.
- #14,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,664 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 147 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zadiel ranks #14,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,664 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 147 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,664 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 147
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zadiel's 147 recorded births place it above 67.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zadiel compares
147 32nd percentile among 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
Zadiel's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zadiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 147 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zadiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zadiel's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zadiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Zadiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (78 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Zadiel's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Zadiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
64 births
- 2020s
2020s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 78 births (53% of all-time use).
Zadiel by state
Where Zadiel concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 9 | 6.1% |
9 of 147 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zadiel's data
- New York records the most Zadiels (9 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Zadiel: 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 (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Zadiel 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.