Boys' name · since 2019
Zaiel
Since 2019, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Zaiel, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,346 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 197
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
197 babies have been named Zaiel since 2019, making it today's #1346 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaiel has been recorded 197 times among boys since 2019, currently ranked #1346 nationally and more common than 90% 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 2019 to 2025.
- #13,078 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,346 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 197 born since 2019
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaiel ranks #13,078 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,346 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 197 born since 2019, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,346 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 197
- born since 2019
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zaiel's 197 recorded births place it above 71.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Zaiel compares
197 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
Zaiel's all-time total is 47% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 197 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 141 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zaiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaiel splits its recorded history at 2022: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 141 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 141
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Zaiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (191 births, 97% of the file).
2020s was Zaiel's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 97% of all-time use.
Zaiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
191 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 191 births (97% of all-time use).
Zaiel by state
Where Zaiel concentrates geographically, total births since 2019
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 12.2% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 14 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 13 | 6.6% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 9 | 4.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 9 | 4.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 6 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 2.5% |
24 of 197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Zaiel appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Zaiels (24 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 Zaiel: 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 (~6 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, 2019–2025 (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 Zaiel 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.