Zelal
Girl · zeh-LAHL · Arabic
Zelal is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “pure, clear water”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zelal mean?
Arabic: Arabic zulal 'clear, pure water', used in Turkish and Kurdish
“pure, clear water”
Used by Turkish and Kurdish families, from the Arabic word for clear, pure water.
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- zeh-LAHL
Is Zelal a girl's or a boy's name?
Zelal is a girls' name.
How popular is Zelal in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zelal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Zelal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Zelal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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