Rising since 2008, #10,695 for boys today.
Popularity of Zae since 2008
Babies named Zae per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 85 |
| 2020s | 108 |
Meaning & origin
Zae is a modern name that entered U.S. birth records in 2008. Its trajectory has been steadily rising since then, with a peak in popularity in 2023. The name remains rare, given to approximately 1 in 284,679 babies in 2025. Zae is typical of contemporary naming trends that favor short, bold sounds; it may have emerged as an abbreviated form of longer names or as a standalone invention. No top states have recorded enough Zae births to appear in the data, underscoring its rarity.
Zae is a modern name of recent coinage, first recorded in U.S. data in 2008. It appears to follow the trend of short, consonant-heavy names like Zay and Zayn, possibly deriving from the last syllable of names such as Azai or Ezra, or as an invented spelling. Its meaning is not established in any historical language.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Zay, Zaeh
Sibling names for Zae
Names that share Zae's style, for a brother or sister.
