Zane
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Zane
Western novelist Zane (born Pearl!) Grey made this name famous. Now, it's in tune with the style of our times, retaining that appealing cowboy image.
Zane Grey was the great-grandson of Ebenezer Zane, founder of Zanesville, Ohio, the town where the writer was born. The name Zane has been on the popularity list since 1921, the heyday of such Zane Grey novels as The Riders of the Purple Sage.
The Arabic name Zayn, as in musician Zayn Malik, sounds exactly the same as Zane but has a different root. Zayn is one of the fastest-rising names in recent years. And some parents--including country singer Mindy McReady -- use the spelling Zayne.
Zane is also given to girls.
Pronounced ZAYN.
As of October 2026, Zane ranked #324 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #199 in 2018, Nameberry popularity #154.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #224 | 1,698 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #232 | 1,670 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #211 | 1,874 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #202 | 1,960 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #199 | 2,031 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #238 | 1,599 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #258 | 1,360 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #238 | 1,488 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #258 | 1,344 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #277 | 1,223 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #306 | 1,105 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #324 | 1,051 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Zane on lists
Famous Zanes
- Zane Dae BeadlesBoy
American football player
- Zane TaylorBoy
American football player
- Zane Alexander HuettBoy
American actor
- Zane HijaziBoy
YouTuber
- (Pearl) Zane GreyBoy
American novelist
- (Alexander) Zane Reid LoweBoy
New Zealand DJ
- Zane LampreyBoy
American actor and comedian
- ZaneBoy
Ray Brodie Holtz, Canadian actor and model
- Zane IceBoy
Kid's Week Jeopardy! Champion
- Zane CharendoffBoy
Canadian actor
- Zane AlexanderBoy
son of American actress Heather Tom
- Billy ZaneBoy
American actor
Zane in pop culture
- Zane DonovanBoy
character on TV's "Eureka"
- ZaneBoy
character in "Uglies" book series
- ZaneBoy
white ninja from animated TV show "Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu"
- Zane ParkBoy
character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
- Zane VentureBoy
character in the 'Mistborn' Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson
- Zane BennettBoy
character on TV's "H20: Just Add Water"
- Zane DupreeBoy
main character in Rodman Philbrick's "Zane and the Hurricane."
- Zane Ro'MeaveBoy
character in Aphmau's YouTube series
- Zane TruesdaleBoy
character in the anime "Yu,Gi,Oh!"
- Rachel ZaneBoy
character on TV's "Suits," portrayed by Meghan, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex