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Names starting with Z

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with Z in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #31ZoeVariant of Zoë, meaning “life”5,646 babies
  2. #69ZoeyEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1967, with 6 babies3,427 babies
  3. #212Zara“flower”1,432 babies
  4. #328Zuri“good”932 babies
  5. #449ZariahEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1992, with 9 babies689 babies
  6. #538ZahraEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 8 babies562 babies
  7. #645ZariyahEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1996, with 5 babies448 babies
  8. #807ZainabEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #128 vs #807 in 2025338 babies
  9. #832ZeldaEditor’s note Down from #648 in 2015 to #832 in 2025 in the US328 babies
  10. #833ZaniyahEditor’s note Down from #829 in 2015 to #833 in 2025 in the US327 babies
  11. #918ZayleeEditor’s note 286 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales286 babies
  12. #943ZariaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1982, with 7 babies274 babies
  13. #950ZylaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,012 in 2015, #950 in 2025271 babies
  14. #968ZoraEditor’s note Up from #1,566 in 2015 to #968 in 2025 in the US264 babies
  15. #1,000ZoyaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 5 babies252 babies
  16. #1,008ZaylaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1994, with 8 babies248 babies
  17. #1,080ZairaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 5 babies224 babies
  18. #1,186ZendayaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2011, with 26 babies195 babies
  19. #1,225ZhamiraEditor’s note New since 2015: under 5 US babies then, 184 in 2025184 babies
  20. #1,261ZoieEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,261 vs #4,201 in 2025177 babies
  21. #1,285ZaharaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1986, with 5 babies174 babies
  22. #1,285ZinniaEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ia like Olivia and Amelia174 babies
  23. #1,309ZainaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1982, with 6 babies170 babies
  24. #1,309ZayaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1994, with 5 babies170 babies
  25. #1,318ZamiraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,846 in 2015, #1,318 in 2025169 babies
  26. #1,334ZolaEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -la like Isabella and Camila167 babies
  27. #1,339ZaliyahEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,595 in 2015, #1,339 in 2025166 babies
  28. #1,427ZarahEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1968, with 5 babies151 babies
  29. #1,467Zia“light”146 babies
  30. #1,484Zaynab“fragrant flower”144 babies
  31. #1,493ZaynaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1989, with 7 babies143 babies
  32. #1,500ZhuriEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #4,403 in 2015, #1,500 in 2025142 babies
  33. #1,540ZylahEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2001, with 5 babies137 babies
  34. #1,570ZivaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1960, with 6 babies134 babies
  35. #1,605ZamoraEditor’s note 130 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales130 babies
  36. #1,692ZelieEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,692 vs #3,705 in 2025121 babies
  37. #1,721ZyraEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1998, with 6 babies118 babies
  38. #1,733ZellaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,733 vs #4,867 in 2025117 babies
  39. #1,902ZyaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,902 vs #4,867 in 2025102 babies
  40. #1,927ZiyaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1999, with 11 babies100 babies
  41. #2,017ZionEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #892 in 2015, #2,017 in 202594 babies
  42. #2,076ZeynepEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1981, with 5 babies90 babies
  43. #2,153ZofiaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #573 vs #2,153 in 202586 babies
  44. #2,173ZadieEditor’s note About 1 in 19,000 US girls in the 2025 records85 babies
  45. #2,194ZailaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 7 babies84 babies
  46. #2,214Zipporah“bird”83 babies
  47. #2,239Zariya“winnowing wind”82 babies
  48. #2,256ZalaniEditor’s note New since 2015: under 5 US babies then, 81 in 202581 babies
  49. #2,298Zarina“gold”79 babies
  50. #2,354ZyrielleEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2011, with 9 babies77 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #142ZionEditor’s note Up from #227 in 2015 to #142 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 680 US boys in the 2025 records2,496 babies
  2. #213ZaydenEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 11 babies1,657 babies
  3. #216Zachary“Yahweh has remembered”1,646 babies
  4. #251Zayn“beauty”1,381 babies
  5. #317ZyaireEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #317 vs #1,307 in 20251,077 babies
  6. #324ZaneVariant of Zayn, meaning “beauty”1,051 babies
  7. #396ZanderDiminutive of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”804 babies
  8. #473ZayneEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1982, with 6 babies644 babies
  9. #503ZaireEditor’s note Up from #873 in 2015 to #503 in 2025 in the US601 babies
  10. #536Zachariah“Yahweh has remembered”558 babies
  11. #563ZakaiEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #563 vs #1,226 in 2025528 babies
  12. #567ZainEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1968, with 5 babies522 babies
  13. #607ZaidenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #607 vs #1,406 in 2025466 babies
  14. #632ZaydEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #181 vs #632 in 2025442 babies
  15. #675ZaidEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 5 babies402 babies
  16. #738ZahirEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 7 babies356 babies
  17. #757ZyairEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #757 vs #5,137 in 2025340 babies
  18. #778ZamirEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1987, with 8 babies327 babies
  19. #800ZekeDiminutive of Ezekiel, meaning “God strengthens”311 babies
  20. #855Zechariah“the Lord has remembered”285 babies
  21. #864Zev“wolf”277 babies
  22. #943ZymirEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,955 in 2015, #943 in 2025249 babies
  23. #943ZyonEditor’s note Up from #1,231 in 2015 to #943 in 2025 in the US249 babies
  24. #1,015ZayanEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #2,036 in 2015, #1,015 in 2025221 babies
  25. #1,034ZavierEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1968, with 5 babies214 babies
  26. #1,060ZakariEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,060 vs #2,664 in 2025206 babies
  27. #1,069ZaylenEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 6 babies202 babies
  28. #1,128Zakariya“Yahweh has remembered”189 babies
  29. #1,141ZenEditor’s note Used for both: 81% of US babies named Zen in 2025 were boys185 babies
  30. #1,196ZavianEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1984, with 6 babies169 babies
  31. #1,196ZephyrEditor’s note Used for both: 85% of US babies named Zephyr in 2025 were boys169 babies
  32. #1,345ZaielEditor’s note New since 2015: under 5 US babies then, 141 in 2025141 babies
  33. #1,347ZeusEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 5 babies140 babies
  34. #1,376ZabdielEditor’s note 134 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales134 babies
  35. #1,376ZaelEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #6,676 in 2015, #1,376 in 2025134 babies
  36. #1,425ZackEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #385 vs #1,425 in 2025126 babies
  37. #1,451ZamariEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1999, with 9 babies123 babies
  38. #1,451ZephaniahEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1972, with 7 babies123 babies
  39. #1,486ZiggyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #372 vs #1,486 in 2025119 babies
  40. #1,499ZeppelinEditor’s note 117 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales117 babies
  41. #1,509ZackaryForm of Zachary, meaning “Yahweh has remembered”116 babies
  42. #1,520ZakariaSwahili form of Zachariah, meaning “Yahweh has remembered”114 babies
  43. #1,539ZyanEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1996, with 7 babies112 babies
  44. #1,554ZayvionEditor’s note 110 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales110 babies
  45. #1,585ZohanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #404 vs #1,585 in 2025107 babies
  46. #1,609ZadeEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1987, with 6 babies105 babies
  47. #1,668ZaviyarEditor’s note New since 2015: under 5 US babies then, 99 in 202599 babies
  48. #1,708ZurielEditor’s note Used for both: 76% of US babies named Zuriel in 2025 were boys95 babies
  49. #1,753ZealandEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 9 babies92 babies
  50. #1,852ZaccaiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2000, with 5 babies85 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #73Zara“flower”625 babies
  2. #104ZoeVariant of Zoë, meaning “life”445 babies
  3. #116ZahraEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #116 vs #538 in 2025418 babies
  4. #128ZainabEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #128 vs #807 in 2025385 babies
  5. #224ZoyaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #224 vs #1,000 in 2025208 babies
  6. #301Zaynab“fragrant flower”149 babies
  7. #419ZoeyEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #69 vs #419 in 202597 babies
  8. #439ZimalEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,961 in 2015, #439 in 202591 babies
  9. #542ZaynaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,324 in 2015, #542 in 202573 babies
  10. #573ZofiaEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #236 in 2015, #573 in 202569 babies
  11. #610ZunairaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,279 in 2015, #610 in 202564 babies
  12. #634Zuri“good”61 babies
  13. #719ZainaEditor’s note Up from #745 in 2015 to #719 in 2025 in England & Wales51 babies
  14. #747ZairaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,705 in 2015, #747 in 202549 babies
  15. #747ZohaEditor’s note Up from #871 in 2015 to #747 in 2025 in England & Wales49 babies
  16. #792ZuzannaPolish form of Susan, meaning “lily”46 babies
  17. #845ZarahEditor’s note Up from #891 in 2015 to #845 in 2025 in England & Wales42 babies
  18. #863ZyraEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #4,736 in 2015, #863 in 202541 babies
  19. #872ZunaishaEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 40 in 202540 babies
  20. #922ZadieEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,252 in 2015, #922 in 202538 babies
  21. #922ZaynahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #922 vs #7,133 in 202538 babies
  22. #922ZeldaEditor’s note Up from #1,240 in 2015 to #922 in 2025 in England & Wales38 babies
  23. #951ZunairahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #951 vs #4,758 in 202537 babies
  24. #973ZariahEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,252 in 2015, #973 in 202536 babies
  25. #983ZeynepEditor’s note Up from #1,088 in 2015 to #983 in 2025 in England & Wales35 babies
  26. #1,051ZariyahEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,252 in 2015, #1,051 in 202532 babies
  27. #1,110ZayaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,615 in 2015, #1,110 in 202530 babies
  28. #1,110Zia“light”30 babies
  29. #1,133ZeinaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,945 in 2015, #1,133 in 202529 babies
  30. #1,133ZenayaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,133 vs #5,238 in 202529 babies
  31. #1,133ZivaEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -va like Ava and Eva29 babies
  32. #1,166ZendayaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,252 in 2015, #1,166 in 202528 babies
  33. #1,229ZolaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,615 in 2015, #1,229 in 202526 babies
  34. #1,315ZariaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,615 in 2015, #1,315 in 202524 babies
  35. #1,315ZeenatEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,315 vs #6,546 in 202524 babies
  36. #1,512ZaniyahEditor’s note About 1 in 13,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records20 babies
  37. #1,512ZionEditor’s note About 1 in 13,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records20 babies
  38. #1,512ZiyaEditor’s note About 1 in 13,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records20 babies
  39. #1,512ZoraEditor’s note About 1 in 13,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records20 babies
  40. #1,639ZaharaEditor’s note About 1 in 14,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records18 babies
  41. #1,639ZaishaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,639 vs #13,208 in 202518 babies
  42. #1,639ZenayahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,639 vs #7,885 in 202518 babies
  43. #1,639ZeyaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,639 vs #5,238 in 202518 babies
  44. #1,809ZulaikhaEditor’s note 8 letters, ending in -ha like Aisha and Martha16 babies
  45. #1,809ZurielEditor’s note Used for both: 28% of England & Wales babies named Zuriel in 2025 were girls16 babies
  46. #1,892ZairahEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,892 vs #6,838 in 202515 babies
  47. #1,892ZirwaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,892 vs #11,932 in 202515 babies
  48. #1,892ZohraEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,892 vs #9,457 in 202515 babies
  49. #2,006ZahrahEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ah like Delilah and Lilah14 babies
  50. #2,006ZayahEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ah like Delilah and Lilah14 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #75Zachary“Yahweh has remembered”703 babies
  2. #120Zakariya“Yahweh has remembered”421 babies
  3. #133Zayn“beauty”376 babies
  4. #135ZionEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #461 in 2015, #135 in 2025374 babies
  5. #181ZaydEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #363 in 2015, #181 in 2025285 babies
  6. #209ZainEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #207 in 2015 and #209 in 2025240 babies
  7. #209ZayanEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #442 in 2015, #209 in 2025240 babies
  8. #231ZaviyarEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #231 vs #1,668 in 2025216 babies
  9. #255ZayaanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #255 vs #2,207 in 2025180 babies
  10. #334ZorawarEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,786 in 2015, #334 in 2025127 babies
  11. #346Zachariah“Yahweh has remembered”123 babies
  12. #357ZaneVariant of Zayn, meaning “beauty”118 babies
  13. #372ZiggyEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #903 in 2015, #372 in 2025112 babies
  14. #376ZaidEditor’s note Up from #577 in 2015 to #376 in 2025 in England & Wales110 babies
  15. #385ZackEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #385 vs #1,425 in 2025108 babies
  16. #404ZohanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #404 vs #1,585 in 2025100 babies
  17. #426ZachEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #426 vs #2,480 in 202594 babies
  18. #436ZidaneEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #436 vs #2,539 in 202590 babies
  19. #444ZacEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #177 in 2015, #444 in 202587 babies
  20. #522ZakariaSwahili form of Zachariah, meaning “Yahweh has remembered”74 babies
  21. #529ZakariyyaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #529 vs #6,803 in 202573 babies
  22. #578ZaydenEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,279 in 2015, #578 in 202567 babies
  23. #611ZakEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2007, with 626 babies; 62 in 202562 babies
  24. #611ZavianEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,483 in 2015, #611 in 202562 babies
  25. #639ZayneEditor’s note Up from #646 in 2015 to #639 in 2025 in England & Wales57 babies
  26. #658ZayyanEditor’s note Down from #646 in 2015 to #658 in 2025 in England & Wales55 babies
  27. #668ZidanEditor’s note Up from #790 in 2015 to #668 in 2025 in England & Wales54 babies
  28. #687ZakariyahEditor’s note Up from #996 in 2015 to #687 in 2025 in England & Wales52 babies
  29. #697ZaydanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #697 vs #2,451 in 202551 babies
  30. #702ZoraizEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,319 in 2015, #702 in 202550 babies
  31. #771ZaviyanEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 43 in 202543 babies
  32. #782ZiyadEditor’s note Up from #1,327 in 2015 to #782 in 2025 in England & Wales42 babies
  33. #782ZurielEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,150 in 2015, #782 in 202542 babies
  34. #798ZohaanEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,373 in 2015, #798 in 202541 babies
  35. #896ZaireEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #4,747 in 2015, #896 in 202535 babies
  36. #934ZanderDiminutive of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”33 babies
  37. #953ZakiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #953 vs #2,390 in 202532 babies
  38. #953ZekeDiminutive of Ezekiel, meaning “God strengthens”32 babies
  39. #1,066ZackaryForm of Zachary, meaning “Yahweh has remembered”28 babies
  40. #1,124ZavierEditor’s note About 1 in 10,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records26 babies
  41. #1,153ZenEditor’s note 3 letters, ending in -en like Reuben and Ruben25 babies
  42. #1,153ZephyrEditor’s note About 1 in 11,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records25 babies
  43. #1,153ZianEditor’s note About 1 in 11,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records25 babies
  44. #1,197ZephaniahEditor’s note About 1 in 11,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records24 babies
  45. #1,226ZakaiEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #563 vs #1,226 in 202523 babies
  46. #1,226ZohaibEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,226 vs #5,608 in 202523 babies
  47. #1,226Zohran“radiance, light”23 babies
  48. #1,226ZyonEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,908 in 2015, #1,226 in 202523 babies
  49. #1,276ZidaanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,276 vs #8,910 in 202522 babies
  50. #1,276ZoraEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #4,747 in 2015, #1,276 in 202522 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).