How Many People Are Named Zyel?
An estimated 100 people in the United States have the first name Zyel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Zyel peaked in popularity in 2024 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zyel 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 Zyel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
100
About 1 in 3,427,543 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
21 births
Total Registered
101
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zyel
Zyel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 101 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Zyel as a male name
Ranked #4,867 in 2024
21 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (21 births)
Zyel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zyel span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 48 babies were registered. Zyel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Zyel by Decade
How has Zyel 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.
Zyel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zyel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Zyel
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Zyel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zyel?
We estimate approximately 100 people named Zyel 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 3,427,543 Americans share this first name.
Is Zyel a common name?
Zyel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 101 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zyel most popular?
Zyel reached peak popularity in 2024, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zyel is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zyel a male name?
Zyel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zyel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zyel Smith, Zyel Johnson, Zyel 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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