How Many People Are Named Zael?
An estimated 535 people in the United States have the first name Zael. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Zael peaked in popularity in 2024 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zael as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zael paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
535
About 1 in 640,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2024
89 births
Total Registered
539
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zael
Zael is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 539 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zael as a male name
Ranked #1,828 in 2024
89 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (89 births)
Zael: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zael span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 311 babies were registered. Zael remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zael by Decade
How has Zael tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zael by State
Birth registrations for Zael span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Arizona, New York. On average, about 28 Zaels were registered per state.
Zael + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zael as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zael
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zael: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zael?
We estimate approximately 535 people named Zael are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 640,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Zael a common name?
Zael is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 539 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zael most popular?
Zael reached peak popularity in 2024, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zael is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zael a male name?
Zael is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zael Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zael Smith, Zael Johnson, Zael Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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