Girls' name · since 1991
Zuhal
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Zuhal, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,098 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 52
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
52 babies have been named Zuhal since 1991, making it today's #9098 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Zuhal recorded 52 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #9098 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #34,698 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,098 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 52 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zuhal ranks #34,698 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,098 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 52 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #34,698 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,098 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 52
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zuhal's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Zuhal compares
52 16th 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
Zuhal's all-time total is 86% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zuhal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zuhal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zuhal's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zuhal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Zuhal by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (33 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Zuhal's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Zuhal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2010s 9
2010s
9 births
- 2020s
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zuhal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Zuhal 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.