Peak popularity
2012
Usually for
Boys
Trend
Holding steady
Holding steady.
Popularity of Zao since 2009
Babies named Zao per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 22 |
| 2020s | 5 |
“Zao” around the world
Where Zao lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
10
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
