Zale
#12,053 most common boys' name of all time · #30,891 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1951–2024
Rank among boys
#12,053
Rank overall
#30,891 of 105,966
First appeared
1951
Years on the list
22 of 146
All-time
188
Since 2016
94
Peak year
2019 #5,381
Best rank
#3,711 1951
Girls
Boys
peak 17/yr
Zale first appears in 1951. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,341 |
| 2023 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,532 |
| 2022 | — | 14 | 14 | #6,213 |
| 2021 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,690 |
| 2020 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,122 |
| 2019 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,381 |
| 2018 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,785 |
| 2017 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #10,969 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,899 |
| 2014 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,376 |
| 2013 | — | 13 | 13 | #6,309 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,877 |
| 2011 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,049 |
| 2009 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,814 |
| 2006 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,371 |
| 2005 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,222 |
| 2003 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,028 |
| 2002 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,642 |
| 2000 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,402 |
| 1998 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,788 |
| 1951 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,711 |