Names that start with Z

These 77 Z names run from Zacarías to Zygmunt, each with its meaning and origin. The most popular in the US in 2025 were Zoe, Zoey and Zion.

Girl names that start with Z Boy names that start with Z

Zhanna
God is gracious, via French Jeanne (Hebrew). No. 14,923 in the US in 2025, 6 babies.
GirlRussian
Zoey
Variant of Zoe, life (Greek). No. 69 in the US in 2025, 3,427 babies.
GirlEnglishFalling
Zahra
Radiant, shining (Arabic). No. 540 in the US in 2025, 562 babies.
GirlArabic
Zachariah
Yahweh remembers (Hebrew). No. 538 in the US in 2025, 558 babies.
BoyEnglish
Zubaida
The best, the cream (Arabic). No. 14,934 in the US in 2025, 6 babies.
GirlArabic
Zora
Dawn (Slavic). No. 969 in the US in 2025, 264 babies.
GirlEnglish
Zeno
Of Zeus (Greek). No. 2,537 in the US in 2025, 53 babies.
BoyItalianRising
Zayn
Beauty, grace (Arabic). No. 253 in the US in 2025, 1,381 babies.
BoyArabicRising
Zachary
God remembers (Hebrew). No. 216 in the US in 2025, 1,646 babies.
BoyEnglishFalling
Zehra
Shining, bright (Arabic). No. 5,403 in the US in 2025, 24 babies.
GirlTurkish
Zakhar
God remembers (Hebrew). No. 6,795 in the US in 2025, 13 babies.
BoyRussian
Zephaniah
God has hidden (Hebrew). No. 1,458 in the US in 2025, 123 babies. Given to both: 14% girls.
BoyEnglish

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Most popular names starting with Z in 2025

Ranked by the number of US babies given each name. Each spelling is counted on its own.

Most popular names starting with Z in the US, 2025
US rank	Name	Babies	For	10-year trend	Meaning
#31	Zoe	5,646	Girls	Steady	life, living
#69	Zoey	3,427	Girls	Falling	variant of Zoe, life
#142	Zion	2,496	Boys	Steady	from a place name, the citadel of Jerusalem
#214	Zayden	1,657	Boys	Steady	modern invented name using the -den sound of Jayden
#216	Zachary	1,646	Boys	Falling	God remembers
#212	Zara	1,432	Girls	Rising	literary name, possibly based on Arabic Zahra, shining
#253	Zayn	1,381	Boys	Rising	beauty, grace
#317	Zyaire	1,077	Boys	Steady	–
#324	Zane	1,051	Boys	Steady	–
#329	Zuri	932	Girls	Steady	beautiful, good
#397	Zander	804	Boys	Steady	–
#450	Zariah	689	Girls	Steady	–
#473	Zayne	644	Boys	Steady	–
#503	Zaire	601	Boys	Steady	–
#540	Zahra	562	Girls	Steady	radiant, shining
#538	Zachariah	558	Boys	Steady	Yahweh remembers
#563	Zakai	528	Boys	Steady	–
#567	Zain	522	Boys	Steady	–
#609	Zaiden	466	Boys	Steady	–
#645	Zariyah	448	Girls	Steady	–
#633	Zayd	442	Boys	Rising	growth
#677	Zaid	402	Boys	Steady	–
#738	Zahir	356	Boys	Steady	–
#759	Zyair	340	Boys	Steady	–
#810	Zainab	338	Girls	Steady	–

Source: US Social Security Administration baby-name data, 2025. Trend compares the rank with ten years earlier.

Z names by the numbers

How many US babies get a name starting with Z, counted from Social Security records of names given to at least 5 babies.

Girls

Share of girls, 2025: 1.7%
Place among 26 letters: 18th
Different Z names: 540
In the top 1,000: 14

Share of girls with a Z name: 0.1% in 1950, 0.6% in 2000, and 1.7% in 2025.

Boys

Share of boys, 2025: 1.6%
Place among 26 letters: 19th
Different Z names: 448
In the top 1,000: 23

Share of boys with a Z name: 0.0% in 1950, 1.6% in 2000, and 1.6% in 2025.

Z names used in many cultures

Names our database lists in the most languages and countries, easy to spell and say in several of them.

Zoelife, living (Greek)
Zadokrighteous (Hebrew)
Zahraradiant, shining (Arabic)
ZephaniahGod has hidden (Hebrew)
Zerahdawning, shining (Hebrew)
Zillahshade (Hebrew)
Zionfrom a place name, the citadel of Jerusalem (Hebrew)
Ziyalight, splendor, glow (Arabic)
ZacaríasGod remembers (Hebrew)
Zacchaeuspure (Hebrew)
ZachariahYahweh remembers (Hebrew)
ZacharyGod remembers (Hebrew)
ZackGod remembers (Hebrew)
ZakariyyaGod remembers (Hebrew)
ZakharGod remembers (Hebrew)
Zakipure (Arabic)
Zalalbino (Persian)
Zalmanpeace (Yiddish)

Where these names come from

Hebrew: 26
Greek: 14
Arabic: 9
Persian: 5
Yiddish: 4
Slavic: 4
Chinese: 4
English: 3

All 77 names that start with Z

Names that start with Z
Name	Meaning	Origin	Gender
Zacarías	God remembers	Hebrew	Boy
Zacchaeus	pure	Hebrew	Boy
Zachariah	Yahweh remembers	Hebrew	Boy
Zachary	God remembers	Hebrew	Boy
Zack	God remembers	Hebrew	Boy
Zadok	righteous	Hebrew	Boy
Zahra	radiant, shining	Arabic	Girl
Zakariyya	God remembers	Hebrew	Boy
Zakhar	God remembers	Hebrew	Boy
Zaki	pure	Arabic	Boy
Zal	albino	Persian	Boy
Zalman	peace	Yiddish	Boy
Zanele	they are enough	Zulu	Girl
Zara	literary name, possibly based on Arabic Zahra, shining	English	Girl
Zawadi	a gift	Swahili	Girl
Zayd	growth	Arabic	Boy
Zayden	modern invented name using the -den sound of Jayden	English	Boy
Zayn	beauty, grace	Arabic	Boy
Zayn ad-Din	grace of the faith	Arabic	Boy
Zbigniew	dispelling anger	Slavic	Boy
Zecharia	God remembers	Hebrew	Boy
Zechariah	Yahweh remembers	Hebrew	Boy
Zeenat	ornament	Persian	Girl
Ze'ev	wolf	Hebrew	Unisex
Zehra	shining, bright	Arabic	Girl
Zeke	God strengthens	Hebrew	Boy
Zelig	blessed, happy	Yiddish	Boy
Zenaida	of Zeus	Greek	Girl
Zeno	of Zeus	Greek	Boy
Zenzi	growing	Latin	Girl
Zephaniah	God has hidden	Hebrew	Boy
Zerah	dawning, shining	Hebrew	Boy
Zeruiah	balm	Hebrew	Girl
Zeus	sky, shine	Greek	Boy
Zev	wolf	Hebrew	Boy
Zevulun	exalted house	Hebrew	Boy
Zhaleh	dew, hoarfrost	Persian	Girl
Zhanna	God is gracious, via French Jeanne	Hebrew	Girl
Zhen	precious, treasure (depends on characters)	Chinese	Girl
Zhenya	well born	Greek	Unisex
Zhi	will, ambition; wisdom (depends on characters)	Chinese	Boy
Zhiwei	great ambition (depends on characters)	Chinese	Boy
Zhong	loyal, faithful (depends on characters)	Chinese	Boy
Ziba	beautiful, lovely	Persian	Girl
Zibiah	female gazelle	Hebrew	Girl
Ziemowit	family lord	Slavic	Boy
Zillah	shade	Hebrew	Girl
Zina	short form of Zinaida, of Zeus	Greek	Girl
Zinaida	of Zeus	Greek	Girl
Zinnia	flower named for Johann Zinn	English	Girl
Zinon	of Zeus	Greek	Boy
Zion	from a place name, the citadel of Jerusalem	Hebrew	Boy
Zipporah	bird	Hebrew	Girl
Ziri	moonlight	Berber	Boy
Zisel	sweet	Yiddish	Girl
Ziska	Frankish, French	Latin	Girl
Ziv	radiance, brightness	Hebrew	Unisex
Ziva	radiance, splendor	Hebrew	Girl
Ziya	light, splendor, glow	Arabic	Boy
Ziyad	growth, increase	Arabic	Boy
Zlata	golden	Slavic	Girl
Zoe	life, living	Greek	Unisex
Zoey	variant of Zoe, life	Greek	Girl
Zofia	wisdom, from Greek sophia	Greek	Girl
Zohar	light, brilliance	Hebrew	Unisex
Zoi	life, living	Greek	Girl
Zora	dawn	Slavic	Girl
Zorawar	having strength	Persian	Boy
Zosia	diminutive of Zofia, wisdom	Greek	Girl
Zósimo	viable, likely to survive	Greek	Boy
Zoya	life, from Greek zoe	Greek	Girl
Zubaida	the best, the cream	Arabic	Girl
Zuri	beautiful, good	Swahili	Girl
Zuriñe	white	Basque	Girl
Zusman	sweet man	Yiddish	Boy
Zuzanna	lily, from Hebrew shoshan	Hebrew	Girl
Zygmunt	victory protector	Germanic	Boy

Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular names that start with Z?

The most popular names starting with Z in the US are Zoe (#31 for girls), Zoey (#69 for girls), Zion (#142 for boys), Zayden (#214 for boys), Zachary (#216 for boys), according to US Social Security Administration data for 2025.

How many names start with Z?

In 2025, 540 different girl names starting with Z were given to at least 5 US babies each, and 14 of them were in the top 1,000. In 2025, 448 different boy names starting with Z were given to at least 5 US babies each, and 23 of them were in the top 1,000. This page lists 77 with their meaning and origin.

How common are girl names that start with Z?

1.7% of US girls born in 2025 have a name starting with Z, making it the 18th most common first letter. In 1950 it was 0.1%.

How common are boy names that start with Z?

1.6% of US boys born in 2025 have a name starting with Z, making it the 19th most common first letter. In 1950 it was 0.0%.

Where do names starting with Z come from?

The most common origins on this list are Hebrew (26), Greek (14), Arabic (9).