NameTides

Zael

Zael was the #1,376 boys' name in the US in 2025 (134 babies), and #3,684 in England & Wales and #2,789 in Canada.

Zael as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Zael as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Zael as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,376 (134)#3,684 (5)#2,789 (6)
2024#1,820 (89)#5,120 (3)—
2023#2,416 (56)——
2022#2,117 (70)——
2021#2,253 (62)#4,789 (3)—
2020#3,274 (34)——
2019#2,766 (45)——
2018#3,055 (38)——
2017#4,331 (23)——
2016#5,789 (15)——
2015#6,676 (12)——
2014#6,632 (12)——
2013#8,118 (9)——
2012#8,158 (9)——
2011#6,578 (12)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,376.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2004.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 26,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Zael is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,200 to 1 in 20,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zael by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #994NYMassachusetts: #789MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #845CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #720AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #915TXFlorida: #1,009FL
Zael (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZaelCanadaBoys#2,7896
ZaelEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
ZaelUSGirls#14,9425
ZaelUSBoys#1,376134