ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1992 First Year 2024 Last Year 2023 Peak Year #8048 Peak Rank 132 Total Count 19 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Zohal What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Zohal is a VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle developed and manufactured in Iran that is being described as a "home-made unmanned flying saucer". The first announcement of the Zohal came in a news release from the Fars News Agency on March 16, 2011\. In attendance at the unveiling was Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the figurative head of Iran. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnas%2FIASIA%5FZohal) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnas%2FIASIA%5FZohal) 📖 ## The Story of Zohal Zohal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1992, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 13 Zohals were born — ranking #8,048 that year. As of 2026, Zohal ranks #8,407 for baby girls with 12 births, rising sharply (+100% over the past five years). In total, more than 132 Zohals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Zohal Phonetically similar names — useful when Zohal is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Zohan](/zohan) * Zonal * [Zohar](/zohar) * Johal * Sohal * [Zuhal](/zuhal) * Zettel * Zittel * Zemel * Zazzle * [Zabel](/zabel) * [Rahel](/rahel) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Zohal What does the name Zohal mean? Zohal is a VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle developed and manufactured in Iran that is being described as a "home-made unmanned flying saucer". The first announcement of the Zohal came in a news release from the Fars News Agency on March 16, 2011\. In attendance at the unveiling was Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, the figurative head of Iran. How popular is Zohal in 2026? In 2026, Zohal ranks #8,407 among girls' names in the U.S., with 12 babies given the name that year. When was Zohal most popular? Zohal reached its peak popularity in 2023, ranking #8,048 that year with 13 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Zohal most popular? Zohal has historically been most popular in California. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Zohal. Is Zohal a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Zohal is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Zohal? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Zohal include Sundai, Deia, Solina. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧SundaiPeak #8048](/sundai)[👧DeiaPeak #8048](/deia)[👧SolinaPeak #8048](/solina)[👧RababPeak #8048](/rabab)[👧WestonPeak #8048](/weston)[👧YanaiPeak #8048](/yanai)[👧RaziaPeak #8048](/razia)[👧GaliPeak #8048](/gali) ## About the name Zohal Zohal is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 132 births in the dataset. Zohal's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,048\. Use the chart and map above to compare Zohal's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2023 → ](/year/2023) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "Z" → ](/letter/z) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.