Girls' name · since 1998
Zoelle
Zoelle has 686 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,617 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 686
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zoelle is the #4617 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 686 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoelle has been recorded 686 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #4617 nationally and more common than 73% 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 1998 to 2025.
- #9,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,617 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 686 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zoelle ranks #9,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,617 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 686 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,617 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 686
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zoelle's 686 recorded births place it above 86.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Zoelle compares
686 Top 39% higher than 61% of 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
Zoelle's all-time total is 82% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zoelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 686 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 71 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zoelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zoelle splits its recorded history at 2013: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 71 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zoelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Zoelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (355 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Zoelle's strongest decade.
355 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Zoelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
355 births
- 2020s
2020s
245 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 355 births (52% of all-time use).
How Zoelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zoelle's total volume
Zoelle by state
Where Zoelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 3.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 21 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 13 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
64 of 686 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Zoelle appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zoelle's data
- Zoelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (355 total births) through the 2020s (245) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zoelles (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Zoelle
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zoelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Zoelle 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.