Recorded 2001–2022 Boys' name Peak 2012 225 births

Zaniel — boys' name

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.

2000s892010s1312020s5
2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Zaniel was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

23 babies were named Zaniel in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaniel

The Social Security Administration has registered 225 babies named Zaniel between 2001 and 2022, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zaniel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaniel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zaniel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zaniel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaniel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 225 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zaniel at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

225

Since 2001

22 years of records

Peak year

2012

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2001

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2022

Zaniel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2001

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
23
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 20222017201420112008200520022001 5

Zaniel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
131 births that decade — 58% of Zaniel's all-time total
2000s892010s1312020s5

Zaniel by state

Where Zaniel concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zaniel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.2%
Texas share of Zaniel's total US births 2.2%

5 of 225 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaniel?
225 babies have been named Zaniel since 2001. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2012 with 23 births.
When was Zaniel most popular?
Zaniel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Zaniel most popular?
The top states for the name Zaniel are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Zaniel been used?
Zaniel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Zaniel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zane, Zander, Zan, Zannie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.