Given name & surname
Zale
“one who has the strength of the sea”·“having the strength of the sea”
Zale is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who has the strength of the sea” (Greek) and “having the strength of the sea” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original GreekΖάλε
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who has the strength of the sea” (Greek) and “having the strength of the sea” (Greek). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Zale through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 188
- 188 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 11 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 259 as a first name in 2020; 743 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zale’s family of names
Zale has a related form in Zael. Zale has a related form in Zaele. Zale has a related form in Zail.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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