Boys' name · since 2001
Zaniel
225 babies named Zaniel in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 225
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
225 boys have been named Zaniel since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaniel has been recorded 225 times among boys since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2022.
- #12,274 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 225 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaniel ranks #12,274 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 225 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,274 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 225
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaniel's 225 recorded births place it above 73.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Zaniel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zaniel's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2012 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zaniel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2022
- Peak year (2012)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Zaniel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (131 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Zaniel's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Zaniel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 131 births (58% of all-time use).
Zaniel by state
Where Zaniel concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 225 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zaniel's data
- Zaniel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Zaniels (5 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 Zaniel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2001–2022 (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 Zaniel 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.