Boys' name · since 2018

Zaviel

31 babies named Zaviel in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,744 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,709 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
31
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Zaviel is the #11709 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 31 recorded since 2018.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaviel has been recorded 31 times among boys since 2018, currently ranked #11709 nationally and more common than 16% 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 2018 to 2025.

  • #25,744 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #11,709 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 31 born since 2018
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaviel ranks #25,744 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,709 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 31 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.

#25,744 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,709 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
31
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%15.9%
Zaviel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Zaviel's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.

How Zaviel compares

31 12th 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

Zaviel's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Zaviel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 31 369 358,536
Peak-year births 15 34 22,252

Zaviel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Zaviel splits its recorded history at 2024: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2018 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Zaviel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
15
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
05101520 2018202120242025 6

Zaviel by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (26 births, 84% of the file).

2020s was Zaviel's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.

Zaviel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 26 births (84% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Zaviel by state

Where Zaviel concentrates geographically, total births since 2018

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zaviel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 19.4%
Illinois share of Zaviel's total US births 19.4%

6 of 31 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaviel?
Since 2018, Social Security records show 31 babies named Zaviel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,744 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #11,709 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 15 births.
Where does Zaviel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaviel ranks #25,744 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,709 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Zaviel most popular?
Zaviel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Zaviel most popular?
The top states for the name Zaviel are Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Zaviel been used?
The SSA has tracked Zaviel since 2018 -- 8 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Zaviel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zavier, Zavion, Zavian, Zavien, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Zaviel's data

  • Illinois records the most Zaviels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Zaviel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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 Zaviel 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.