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Origin & history of Zeal1
Modern American roots
Zeal comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Aim or goal..
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How popular is Zeal?
2024
peak year
Zeal first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2006. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2024, 25 babies received the name (ranked #4302). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7114), with roughly 14 babies named Zeal each year. Zeal has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 162 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
25
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,302)
(ranked #4,302)
14
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
140
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
162
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Zeal8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
Z8
E5
A1
L3
Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Zeal💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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