Is Zael a boy or girl name?

Zael is a boy’s name. Of the 678 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.

Zael

Recorded 2004–2025 · United States

Zael was most popular in 2025, when 139 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,831 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,831, with 139 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 678 people named Zael.

Zael over time

Births per year. The dot marks Zael’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zael a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zael is a boy’s name — 0.7% of the 678 Americans given it were girls and 99.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Zael

Where Zael is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org