How Many People Are Named Ziel?
An estimated 61 people in the United States have the first name Ziel. It is used for both genders, with 72.1% male. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Ziel peaked in popularity in 2012 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ziel 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 Ziel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ziel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
61
About 1 in 5,618,924 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
72.1% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2012
11 births
Total Registered
61
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ziel
Ziel is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (72.1%) and females (27.9%). Out of 61 total births registered, 44 were male and 17 were female.
Ziel as a male name
Ranked #14,183 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2021 (8 births)
Ziel as a female name
Ranked #18,121 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2009 (7 births)
Ziel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ziel span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 28 babies were registered. Ziel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ziel by Decade
How has Ziel 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.
Ziel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ziel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ziel
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Ziel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ziel?
We estimate approximately 61 people named Ziel 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 5,618,924 Americans share this first name.
Is Ziel a common name?
Ziel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 61 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ziel most popular?
Ziel reached peak popularity in 2012, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ziel is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ziel a male name?
Ziel is predominantly male. 72.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ziel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ziel Smith, Ziel Johnson, Ziel 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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