1057 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 Zoe, having overtaken the contemporary form, Zoey, which takes second place. The most popular name with the Z initial for boys is Zion, usurping the biblical Zachary, which has begun to fade from its height of fashion at the end of the last millennium.
Along with Zoe and Zoey, other girl names beginning with Z in the US Top 1000 include Zara, Zuri, Zariah, Zaylee, and Zelda. In addition to Zion, other boy names starting with Z in the US Top 1000 include Zachary, 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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- Ziggy
Origin:
German, diminutive of Siegfried and SigmundMeaning:
"victorious peace; victorious protection; victory"
- Zephyr
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"west wind"
- Zoe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"life"
- Zoey
Origin:
Spelling variation of ZoeMeaning:
"life"
- Zachary
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord has remembered"
- Zane
Origin:
Possible variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Zora
Origin:
Serbo-CroatianMeaning:
"dawn"
- Zohran
Origin:
Urdu, Hindi, ArabicMeaning:
"flower; to shine"
- Zeke
Origin:
Diminutive of EzekielMeaning:
"God strengthens"
- Zion
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"highest point"
- Zelda
Origin:
Diminutive of GriseldaMeaning:
"gray fighting maid"
- Zayn
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"beauty, grace"
- Zella
Origin:
African, Bobangi, Libyan place name, diminutive of Rosella, Marcella, Gizella, or IsabellaMeaning:
"lacking nothing, one who knows the way"
- Zara
Origin:
Hebrew and ArabicMeaning:
"blooming flower; God remembers"
- Zinnia
Origin:
Flower name, from German surnameMeaning:
"Zinn's flower"
- Zariah
Origin:
Arabic, Hebrew, RussianMeaning:
"flower, God has helped, dawn"
- Zian
- Ziggy
Origin:
German, diminutive of names beginning Sig/ZigMeaning:
"victory"
- Zenith
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer"
- Zyla
Origin:
Modern invented name, English form of XylaMeaning:
"wood"
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