Boys' name · since 2003
Zadkiel
Zadkiel has 393 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,736 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 393
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
393 babies have been named Zadkiel since 2003, making it today's #3736 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zadkiel recorded 393 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #3736 nationally today, ahead of 73% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #9,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,736 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 393 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zadkiel ranks #9,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,736 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 393 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,736 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 393
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zadkiel's 393 recorded births place it above 79.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Zadkiel compares
393 Top 49% higher than 51% 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
Zadkiel's all-time total is 7% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zadkiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 393 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zadkiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zadkiel's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zadkiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Zadkiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (189 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Zadkiel's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Zadkiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 33
2000s
33 births
- 2010s
2010s
171 births
- 2020s
2020s
189 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 189 births (48% of all-time use).
Zadkiel by state
Where Zadkiel concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 34 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 9 | 2.3% |
34 of 393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- California records the most Zadkiels (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2003–2025 (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 Zadkiel 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.