463 Baby Names That Start With Z (with Meanings and Popularity)
Baby names that start with Z are spirited, bold, and increasing in popularity. Modern parents love a name that makes their child stand out, and a striking first initial will often do the trick.
The top Z name for girls is Zoey, having overtaken the original form, Zoe, which takes second place. The most popular name with the Z initial for boys is Zachary, although it has begun to fade from its height of fashion at the end of the last millennium.
Along with Zoey and Zoe, other girl names beginning with Z in the US Top 700 include Zara, Zuri, Zariah, Zaylee, and Zelda. In addition to Zachary, other boy names starting with Z in the US Top 700 include Zion, Zayden, Zane, Zander, and Zaid.
Z names have an undeniably quirky quality that is hard to resist. Choices like Zadie, Zebedee, Zephyr, and Ziggy are unique but usable. Rare names beginning with the letter Z that have a traditional element include Zinnia, Zaccai, Zalman, and Zella.
Here, our full selection of names that start with Z, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Zephyr
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"west wind"
- Zoe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"life"
- Zachary
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord has remembered"
- Zuko
Origin:
XhosaMeaning:
"glory"
- Zaya
Origin:
Variation of Zayah, ArabicMeaning:
"honest; hope"
- Zara
Origin:
Hebrew and ArabicMeaning:
"blooming flower; God remembers"
- Zane
Origin:
Possible variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Zeke
Origin:
Diminutive of EzekielMeaning:
"God strengthens"
- Zelda
Origin:
Diminutive of GriseldaMeaning:
"gray fighting maid"
- Zion
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"highest point"
- Zoey
Origin:
Spelling variation of ZoeMeaning:
"life"
- Ziggy
Origin:
German, diminutive of Siegfried and Sigmund
- Zora
Origin:
Serbo-CroatianMeaning:
"dawn"
- Zinnia
Origin:
Flower name, from German surnameMeaning:
"Zinn's flower"
- Zev
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"wolf"
- Zyla
Origin:
Modern invented name, English form of XylaMeaning:
"wood"
- Zeno
Origin:
Anglicized form of Greek Zenon, related to Zeus, king of the gods
- Zayn
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"beauty, grace"
- Ziva
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"life"
- Zenith
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer"