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Zen

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Japanese
"meditation"

Zen Origin and Meaning

The name Zen is a boy's name of Japanese origin meaning "meditation".

A spiritual word name used by actor Zoe Saldana for her son as well as more recently Nick Cannon and Alyssa Scott for their late son. Zen has been trending in recent years along with other spiritual names such as Bodhi and Zion, and recently entered the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2022.

# 911 in the US

Zen Rank in US Top 1000

# 680 on Nameberry

Zen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Zen Popularity

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Famous People Named Zen

  • Zen (b. 2016)son of Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego
  • Zen Scottson of actor Corey Feldman.

Zen in Pop Culture

  • Prince Zen from the anime "Akagami No Shirayukihime"
  • Zenbirth name Hyun Ryu, is a character from the mobile otome game 'Mystic Messenger.'
  • Zen Starlingfrom the book series 'Railhead'
  • "Zenzenzense"song by RADWIMPS