Zen

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.

Zen Rank in US Top 1000

# 959 in the US

Zen Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1382 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Zen

• 959 US 2024
• 1382 Nameberry 2025
• 192 Unique 2021
• 195 Unisex 2024

20 Names Similar to Zen

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Famous People Named Zen

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

The name Zen in Pop Culture

• Zen birth name Hyun Ryu, is a character from the mobile otome game 'Mystic Messenger.'
• Zen Starling from the book series 'Railhead'
• "Zenzenzense" song by RADWIMPS