How Many People Are Named Zaela?
An estimated 182 people in the United States have the first name Zaela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Zaela peaked in popularity in 2024 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zaela 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 Zaela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
182
About 1 in 1,883,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
21 births
Total Registered
183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zaela
Zaela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 183 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zaela as a female name
Ranked #5,933 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (21 births)
Zaela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zaela span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 90 babies were registered. Zaela remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zaela by Decade
How has Zaela 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.
Zaela by State
Zaela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zaela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zaela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zaela?
We estimate approximately 182 people named Zaela 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 1,883,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Zaela a common name?
Zaela is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zaela most popular?
Zaela reached peak popularity in 2024, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zaela is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zaela a female name?
Zaela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zaela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zaela Smith, Zaela Johnson, Zaela 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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