236 Girl Names That Start With Z (with Meanings and Popularity)
Girl names that start with Z are undeniably cool: with a zippy, zesty sound and that awesome Z initial right up front. It's no wonder that Z is becoming an ever more popular first initial for baby names for both genders!
The most popular baby girl names that start with Z in the US today are led by modern classics Zoe and Zoey in the Top 100. Zoe overtook Zoey as the top girl name starting with Z last year.
Along with Zoe and her variants, other top girl names beginning with Z in the US Top 500 include the exotic Zara, Zuri and Zariah.
The Top 300 baby girl names in England and Wales include several other lovely international Z-starting female names, such as the Arabic names Zainab and Zahra, or the Slavic Zoya, Zuzanna and Zofia. And in France, sweet saint's name Zélie joins Zoé in the Top 100 names for girls.
Uncommon Z-starting girl names which rank highly with Nameberry's visitors include such intriguing options as Zahara, Zelda, Zinnia, Ziva and Zephyrine. Other excellent unique Z names for girls that we recommend range from the unisex Zephyr and Zion to the ancient Zenobia and Zipporah.
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with Z, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Zara
Origin:
Hebrew and ArabicMeaning:
"blooming flower; God remembers"
- Zelda
Origin:
Diminutive of GriseldaMeaning:
"gray fighting maid"
- Zora
Origin:
Serbo-CroatianMeaning:
"dawn"
- Zoey
Origin:
Spelling variation of ZoeMeaning:
"life"
- Zoe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"life"
- Zaya
Origin:
Variation of Zayah, ArabicMeaning:
"honest; hope"
- Zinnia
Origin:
Flower name, from German surnameMeaning:
"Zinn's flower"
- Zadie
Origin:
English variation of SadieMeaning:
"princess"
- Ziva
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"life"
- Zuri
Origin:
KiswahiliMeaning:
"good, beautiful"
- Zephyrine
Origin:
Feminine variation of Zephyr, GreekMeaning:
"west wind"
- Zendaya
Origin:
ShonaMeaning:
"to give thanks"
- Ziggy
Origin:
German, diminutive of names beginning Sig/ZigMeaning:
"victory"
- Zariah
Origin:
Arabic, Hebrew, RussianMeaning:
"flower, God has helped, dawn"
- Zira
Origin:
Berber, TamazightMeaning:
"moonlight"
- Zahara
Origin:
Hebrew; SwahiliMeaning:
"to shine; flower"
- Zenobia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"force of Zeus"
- Zaria
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"rose"
- Zahava
Origin:
Modern Hebrew name
- Zuzu
Origin:
Czech diminutive of SusanMeaning:
"lily"