How Many People Are Named Zoel?
An estimated 147 people in the United States have the first name Zoel. It is used for both genders, with 75.7% male. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Zoel peaked in popularity in 2023 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zoel 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 Zoel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
147
About 1 in 2,331,662 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
75.7% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2023
15 births
Total Registered
148
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zoel
Zoel is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (75.7%) and females (24.3%). Out of 148 total births registered, 112 were male and 36 were female.
Zoel as a male name
Ranked #8,944 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (15 births)
Zoel as a female name
Ranked #12,438 in 2019
8 female births in 2019
Peak: 2019 (8 births)
Zoel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zoel span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 78 babies were registered. While Zoel is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zoel by Decade
How has Zoel 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.
Zoel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zoel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zoel
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zoel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zoel?
We estimate approximately 147 people named Zoel 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 2,331,662 Americans share this first name.
Is Zoel a common name?
Zoel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 148 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zoel most popular?
Zoel reached peak popularity in 2023, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zoel is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zoel a male name?
Zoel is predominantly male. 75.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zoel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zoel Smith, Zoel Johnson, Zoel 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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