How Many People Are Named Zoelle?
An estimated 650 people in the United States have the first name Zoelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Zoelle peaked in popularity in 2018 with 71 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zoelle 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 Zoelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
650
About 1 in 527,314 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2018
71 births
Total Registered
655
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zoelle
Zoelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 655 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zoelle as a female name
Ranked #4,183 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (71 births)
Zoelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zoelle span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 355 babies were registered. While Zoelle is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zoelle by Decade
How has Zoelle 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.
Zoelle by State
Birth registrations for Zoelle span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Washington, Michigan, Maryland. On average, about 16 Zoelles were registered per state.
Zoelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zoelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zoelle
Other first names starting with Z with a similar number of bearers.
Zoelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zoelle?
We estimate approximately 650 people named Zoelle 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 527,314 Americans share this first name.
Is Zoelle a common name?
Zoelle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 655 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zoelle most popular?
Zoelle reached peak popularity in 2018, when 71 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zoelle is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zoelle a female name?
Zoelle is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zoelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zoelle Smith, Zoelle Johnson, Zoelle 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me