Given name & surname
Ziel
“one with passion; enthusiastic devotion”·“a passionate man”
Ziel is a variant of Zeal. Interpretations include “one with passion; enthusiastic devotion” (American) and “a passionate man” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ziel is a variant of Zeal. Interpretations include “one with passion; enthusiastic devotion” (American) and “a passionate man” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ziel is a variant of Zeal. An origin associated with Zeal is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ziel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 69
- 52 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,706 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,706 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 516 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.