boy's name
Zae
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 216
Zae is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2008.
Zae over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 85 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 113 |
How popular is Zae?
In 2025, Zae was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zae is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Zae is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Zaé | Zaé is Zae written with an acute accent, used in France, where it ranks #5,850. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Zae
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zae also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zae over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zae
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zae — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zae
How popular is the name Zae?
In 2025, Zae was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zae a girl's or a boy's name?
Zae is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Zae most popular?
Zae peaked in 2023, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zae a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zae currently ranks #11,709 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.