Zae
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZAY
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #10,690 for boys
Zae is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
Where does Zae come from?
Modern: short form of names such as Isaiah, Zaire or Zayden
Is Zae a girl's or a boy's name?
Zae is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,690th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 86% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Zae, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
2025 had fewer boys named Zae than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Zae in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zae in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Zae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zayd, Zayn, Zymir, Azaiah, Khaza, Zahir, Zamir, Zayan, Zyaire, Zayden, Eziah, Musa
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Zae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zae, updated 20 October 2026.