Girls' name · since 2018
Zaeli
Since 2018, U.S. Social Security records show 77 babies named Zaeli, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,315 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 77
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
77 babies have been named Zaeli since 2018, making it today's #6315 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaeli has been recorded 77 times among girls since 2018, currently ranked #6315 nationally and more common than 63% of girls, 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 2018 to 2025.
- #30,115 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,315 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 77 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaeli ranks #30,115 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,315 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 77 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #30,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,315 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 77
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaeli's 77 recorded births place it above 58.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zaeli compares
77 21st percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Zaeli's all-time total is 80% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaeli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 77 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaeli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaeli's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaeli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Zaeli by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (71 births, 92% of the file).
2020s was Zaeli's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 92% of all-time use.
Zaeli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 71 births (92% of all-time use).
Zaeli by state
Where Zaeli concentrates geographically, total births since 2018
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 14.3% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 9.1% |
11 of 77 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Zaelis (11 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 Zaeli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2018–2025 (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 Zaeli 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.