Boys' name · since 2007
Zyel
Zyel has 138 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,344 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,305 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
138 babies have been named Zyel since 2007, making it today's #3305 boys' name.
Zyel has 138 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3305 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #15,344 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,305 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 138 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zyel ranks #15,344 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,305 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 138 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,344 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,305 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 138
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Zyel's 138 recorded births place it above 66.26% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Zyel compares
138 31st 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
Zyel's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zyel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 138 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Zyel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zyel's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zyel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Zyel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (84 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Zyel's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Zyel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 84 births (61% of all-time use).
Zyel by state
Where Zyel concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
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What to do with Zyel's data
- Texas records the most Zyels (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Zyel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2007–2025 (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 Zyel 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.