US rank #8609 Girls' name Peak 2023 132 births

Zohal — #8609 US girls' name

132 babies named Zohal in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s402010s202020s48
#8609
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Zohal was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

13 babies were named Zohal in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zohal

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Zohal between 1992 and 2024, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zohal currently holds the #8609 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zohal performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zohal shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zohal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zohal 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 132 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.

Zohal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

132

Since 1992

33 years of records

Peak year

2023

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,609

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1992

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zohal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1992

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
13
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
468101214 2024202120172005200219991992 7

Zohal by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
48 births that decade — 36% of Zohal's all-time total
1990s242000s402010s202020s48

Zohal by state

Where Zohal concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zohal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 8.3%
California share of Zohal's total US births 8.3%

11 of 132 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zohal?
132 babies have been named Zohal since 1992. It currently ranks #8609 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 13 births.
When was Zohal most popular?
Zohal was most popular in the 2020s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Zohal most popular?
The top states for the name Zohal are California (11 births).
How long has the name Zohal been used?
Zohal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 33 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zohal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zoha, Zohra, Zohar, Zohara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1992–2024 (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.