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Zael

99% boys · 139 born in 2025

Zael has been given to about 678 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 673
Median age today4 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Zael per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 139
  • Born in 2025139
  • All time678
  • England & Wales, 20255

How popular is Zael?

Its best year was 2025, when 139 babies were given the name, ranking 1381st. The typical living American called Zael is about 4 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Zael

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Gael0.81
  2. Yael0.81
  3. Jael0.81
  4. Kael0.81
  5. Jamel0.70
  6. Samuel0.67
  7. Kalel0.70
  8. Darrel0.68

Middle names for Zael

Ranked by flow score
  1. Zael Thomas0.74
  2. Zael James0.74
  3. Zael Cole0.73
  4. Zael Miles0.73
  5. Zael Wilder0.72
  6. Zael Paul0.55

Sibling names for Zael

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Rynleesister · 0.95
  2. Oziasbrother · 0.94
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.93
  4. Asaiahbrother · 0.93
  5. Kailanysister · 0.93
  6. Elowensister · 0.93

Where Zael is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. Massachusetts0.01%
  3. California0.01%
  4. Texas0.01%
  5. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Zael Anderson0.73
  2. Zael Allen0.73
  3. Zael Adams0.73
  4. Zael Evans0.70
  5. Zael Edwards0.70
  6. Zael Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Zael

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025

Zael across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.