Ziel
The Story of Ziel
As a girl name
American parents first put Ziel on the record books as a girl name in 2009, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 7 Ziels were born — ranking #13,701 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Ziels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2018 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 17 Ziels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Ziel on the record books as a boy name in 2010, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 8 Ziels were born — ranking #8,823 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 59% of all recorded Ziels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 44 Ziels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ziel
Ziel is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 44 births in the dataset. Ziel's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Ziel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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