How Many People Are Named Zeal?
An estimated 161 people in the United States have the first name Zeal. It is used for both genders, with 89.5% male. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Zeal peaked in popularity in 2024 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zeal 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 Zeal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
161
About 1 in 2,128,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
89.5% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
31 births
Total Registered
162
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zeal
Zeal is predominantly male (89.5%), though 17 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Zeal as a male name
Ranked #4,302 in 2024
25 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (25 births)
Zeal as a female name
Ranked #15,216 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (6 births)
Zeal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zeal span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 85 babies were registered. Zeal remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zeal by Decade
How has Zeal 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.
Zeal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zeal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zeal
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zeal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zeal?
We estimate approximately 161 people named Zeal 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 2,128,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Zeal a common name?
Zeal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 162 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zeal most popular?
Zeal reached peak popularity in 2024, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zeal is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zeal a male name?
Zeal is predominantly male. 89.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zeal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zeal Smith, Zeal Johnson, Zeal 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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