Fun Facts About the Name Zadiel
- 147 babies named Zadiel: U.S. records list 147 babies given the name Zadiel from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Zadiel Mean?
Zadiel is a rare name, and its meaning is not securely established. The ending -iel is the Hebrew theophoric element ʾēl, "God," seen in names such as Gabriel, Daniel, and Uriel. The first element, Zad-, is the uncertain part. Its shape suggests the Hebrew root ṣ-d-q, "to be righteous, to be just," which underlies the names Zadok and Zedekiah and would give a sense like "God is righteous" or "righteousness of God." That reading is a conjecture drawn from the name's form rather than a documented derivation.
Zadiel Name History & Origins
Names ending in -iel came into English mainly from Hebrew, both through the Bible (Daniel, Gabriel, Uriel) and through angel traditions. Zadiel belongs to that -iel type. A similar angelic name, Zadkiel, explained as "righteousness of God," is named in later Jewish mystical and Christian occult writings, where it is counted among the archangels and linked with mercy.
Zadiel itself is a rare given name, used in the modern period in English-speaking countries and elsewhere in the same style as other newer -iel names.
The same spelling belongs to the Slovak village of Zádiel, in eastern Slovakia near the Zádielska tiesňava gorge, a separate place name.
How Popular is the Name Zadiel?
Zadiel has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #4,701 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,701 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #7,212 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #5,912 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #8,273 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,567 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #10,570 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #9,721 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,645 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #6,326 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #7,146 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #10,613 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #14,022 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #14,014 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #14,301 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #14,482 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Zadiel Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have aspiration and inspiration, hope and guidance. Since you are intuitive and perceptive and you understand human nature. You have the power to achieve. Diplomacy and discretion make you a good mediator. You are inspired, introspective, and have a good understanding of the human heart. You can have the ability to commercialize your artistic talents successfully. You are often a mystery to others and to yourself. You are always reaching for something higher, without exactly knowing what that "higher" is. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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