Boys' name · since 2008
Zae
Zae has 198 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,048 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,457 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
198 babies have been named Zae since 2008, making it today's #11457 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zae recorded 198 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #11457 nationally today, ahead of 18% 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 2008 to 2025.
- #13,048 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,457 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 198 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zae ranks #13,048 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,457 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 198 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,048 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,457 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zae's 198 recorded births place it above 71.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zae compares
198 38th 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
Zae's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 198 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zae's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zae popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Zae popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2021 (Zae as girls' name)
Zae by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (108 births, 55% of the file).
2020s was Zae's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Zae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
85 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 108 births (55% of all-time use).
Zae by state
Where Zae concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
13 of 198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Zaes (13 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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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, 2008–2025 (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 Zae 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.