Zael
Boy · zah-EL · Modern
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Zael is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 1,376th for boys in the US (134 babies).
Where does Zael come from?
Modern: modern coinage, perhaps shortened from Azael
- Say it
- zah-EL
Is Zael a girl's or a boy's name?
Zael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 134 boys in the US.
How popular is Zael in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Zael, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Zael in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
How popular is Zael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,376among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 134about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 138% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 134 boys in the US were named Zael, making it the 1,376th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. It first appears in the records in 2004. 5 girls were also named Zael in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Zael of any year since it first appeared, in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Zael in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | #1,376 |
| 2024 | 89 | #1,820 |
| 2023 | 56 | #2,415 |
| 2022 | 70 | #2,116 |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,252 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2,765 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,053 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,327 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
Names like Zael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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