Unisex name · since 1999
Zariel
244 babies named Zariel in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,149 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 244
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
244 babies have been named Zariel since 1999, making it today's #8149 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zariel has been recorded 244 times among girls since 1999, currently ranked #8149 nationally and more common than 53% of girls, 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 1999 to 2025.
- #17,838 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,149 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 244 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zariel ranks #17,838 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,149 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 244 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,149 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 244
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zariel's 244 recorded births place it above 75.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Zariel compares
244 41st 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
Zariel's all-time total is 35% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zariel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 244 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zariel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zariel's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zariel popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Zariel popularity over time - boys
108 total births recorded since 2009 (Zariel as boys' name)
Zariel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (103 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Zariel's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zariel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
77 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 103 births (42% of all-time use).
Zariel by state
Where Zariel concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 244 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zariel's data
- Zariel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (103 total births) through the 2020s (58) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Zariels (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Zariel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Zariel 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.