Recorded 2010–2023 Unisex name Peak 2021 44 births

Ziel — boys' name

44 babies named Ziel in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s182020s26
2020s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Ziel was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ziel in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ziel

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Ziel between 2010 and 2023, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ziel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Ziel is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 2009.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ziel performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ziel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ziel 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 44 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.

Ziel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

44

Since 2010

14 years of records

Peak year

2021

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2010

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ziel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2010

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2021)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
456789 2023202220212020201520122010 7

Ziel popularity over time — girls

17 total births recorded since 2009 (Ziel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 201820122009 7

Ziel by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
26 births that decade — 59% of Ziel's all-time total
2010s182020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ziel?
44 babies have been named Ziel since 2010. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2021 with 8 births.
When was Ziel most popular?
Ziel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Ziel a unisex name?
Yes, Ziel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 44 births, and as a girl's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Ziel been used?
Ziel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 14 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ziel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ziere, Zierre, Zier, Zien. 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, 2010–2023 (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.