Zadkiel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAD-kee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Zadkiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “righteousness of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Zadkiel mean?
Hebrew: name of an archangel in Jewish tradition
“righteousness of God”
Zadkiel is an archangel in later Jewish and Christian angel lore, associated with mercy.
Is Zadkiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Zadkiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zadkiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,657th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30 about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 141% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Zadkiel, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 52 boys. It first appears in the records in 2003.
Half of all the boys named Zadkiel in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zadkiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 52 | #2,559 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 35 | #3,342 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
Names like Zadkiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aziel, Azriel, Zabdiel, Thiago, Jaziel, Haziel, Abdiel, Asaiah, Yadiel, Zamir, Azael, Uziel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zadkiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zadkiel, updated 20 October 2026.