Zoe Girl
ZOH-ee
“life” · Greek
#31
Names That Start with Z
179 names
Z is the last letter of the alphabet, and it gives names a buzzing, energetic start. Many Z names feel modern even when their roots are old. Zoe comes from the Greek word for life, and Zoey is a newer spelling of it that many parents choose for its friendly look.
Some Z names have biblical roots. Zachary and Zachariah come from a Hebrew name meaning God remembers, and Zachariah is the longer form. Zion is the name of a hill in Jerusalem and has long stood for the city itself and for a promised homeland. Zuri is a Swahili word meaning beautiful.
Many of the boys' names on this page share a similar sound. Zayden and Zaiden are spellings of the same modern name, and Zayn and Zayne are two forms of an Arabic name often explained as grace or beauty. Zane and Zander are short and strong. Zara is a girls' name used in several languages, and Zariah and Zyaire are recent creations. Because many Z names have more than one spelling, pick the version you find easiest, and be ready to spell it. A child with a Z name may often be last in alphabetical lists, which some parents see as a small bonus.
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Zoey Girl
ZOH-ee
“life” · Greek
#69
Zachary Boy
ZA-kur-ee
“Yahweh remembers” · Hebrew
#216
Zion Boy
ZY-uhn
“a hill in Jerusalem” · Hebrew
#142
Zayden Boy
ZAY-duhn
“modern variant of Jayden” · American (modern coinage)
#214
Zane Boy
ZAYN
English
#324
Zander Boy
ZAN-der
“short for Alexander, defender of people” · Greek
#397
Zara Girl
ZAHR-uh
“radiant, or form of Sarah” · Arabic
#212
Zuri Girl
ZOO-ree
“good, beautiful” · Swahili
#329
Zayn Boy
ZAYN
“beauty, grace” · Arabic
#253
All 179 names
Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.
| Name | Sex | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2025 | 5-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoe | Girl | life | Greek | 31 | ↑ +18% |
| Zoey | Girl | life | Greek | 69 | ↓ -36% |
| Zachary | Boy | Yahweh remembers | Hebrew | 216 | ↓ -40% |
| Zion | Boy | a hill in Jerusalem | Hebrew | 142 | → -2% |
| Zayden | Boy | modern variant of Jayden | American (modern coinage) | 214 | ↓ -21% |
| Zane | Boy | — | English | 324 | ↓ -23% |
| Zander | Boy | short for Alexander, defender of people | Greek | 397 | ↓ -33% |
| Zara | Girl | radiant, or form of Sarah | Arabic | 212 | ↑ +7% |
| Zuri | Girl | good, beautiful | Swahili | 329 | ↓ -26% |
| Zayn | Boy | beauty, grace | Arabic | 253 | ↑ +30% |
| Zariah | Girl | uncertain; modern name | American (modern coinage) | 450 | → +3% |
| Zachariah | Boy | the Lord remembers | Hebrew | 538 | → +1% |
| Zayne | Boy | variant of Zane or Zayn | English | 473 | ↓ -18% |
| Zaiden | Boy | modern blend of Z and Aiden | American (modern coinage) | 609 | ↓ -17% |
| Zyaire | Boy | — | American (modern coinage) | 317 | ↑ +60% |
| Zackary | Boy | God remembers | American (modern coinage) | 1,513 | ↓ -34% |
| Zaire | Boy | river (former name of the Congo) | American (modern coinage) | 503 | ↑ +11% |
| Zain | Boy | beauty, grace | Arabic | 567 | ↑ +8% |
| Zahra | Girl | flower; radiant | Arabic | 540 | ↑ +14% |
| Zoie | Girl | life (variant of Zoe) | Greek | 1,271 | ↓ -33% |
| Zariyah | Girl | modern variant of Zaria | American (modern coinage) | 645 | ↑ +11% |
| Zaria | Girl | uncertain; also a city in Nigeria | — | 945 | ↓ -13% |
| Zaniyah | Girl | modern American coinage | American (modern coinage) | 835 | ↓ -14% |
| Zechariah | Boy | God remembers | Hebrew | 856 | ↑ +18% |
| Zeke | Boy | God strengthens | Hebrew | 803 | ↓ -19% |
| Zaid | Boy | growth, abundance | Arabic | 677 | → +3% |
| Zelda | Girl | short form of Griselda | Germanic | 832 | ↓ -38% |
| Zaylee | Girl | modern coinage like Kaylee | American (modern coinage) | 919 | ↓ -34% |
| Zainab | Girl | uncertain; a fragrant plant | Arabic | 810 | ↑ +28% |
| Zavier | Boy | new house | Basque | 1,037 | ↓ -16% |
| Zayd | Boy | growth, increase | Arabic | 633 | ↑ +47% |
| Zyon | Boy | variant of Zion | Hebrew | 947 | ↑ +42% |
| Zoya | Girl | life | Russian | 1,002 | ↓ -11% |
| Zahir | Boy | evident, shining | Arabic | 738 | ↑ +40% |
| Zora | Girl | dawn | Slavic | 969 | ↓ -14% |
| Zakai | Boy | pure, innocent | Hebrew | 563 | ↑ +112% |
| Zendaya | Girl | uncertain; said to mean give thanks | American (modern coinage) | 1,189 | ↓ -26% |
| Zayla | Girl | modern name; uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 1,012 | ↑ +19% |
| Zamir | Boy | song (Hebrew) | Hebrew | 780 | ↑ +62% |
| Zev | Boy | wolf | Hebrew | 866 | ↑ +11% |
| Zachery | Boy | Yahweh remembers | Hebrew | 3,035 | ↓ -15% |
| Zack | Boy | short for Zachary; God has remembered | Hebrew | 1,435 | ↓ -9% |
| Zahara | Girl | often said flower or radiance | Arabic | 1,289 | ↑ +7% |
| Zackery | Boy | God remembers; variant of Zachary | American (modern coinage) | 3,510 | ↓ -40% |
| Zaira | Girl | — | Italian | 1,081 | ↑ +67% |
| Zola | Girl | — | Italian | 1,338 | ↓ -40% |
| Zyair | Boy | — | American (modern coinage) | 759 | ↑ +50% |
| Zia | Girl | light, splendor | Arabic | 1,477 | ↓ -9% |
| Zephaniah | Boy | Yahweh has hidden | Hebrew | 1,458 | → -2% |
| Zen | Boy | meditation | Japanese | 1,144 | ↑ +16% |
| Zephyr | Boy | west wind | Greek | 1,203 | ↑ +17% |
| Zaniya | Girl | — | American (modern coinage) | 2,484 | ↓ -20% |
| Ziva | Girl | radiance; also Slavic goddess of life | Hebrew | 1,580 | ↓ -26% |
| Zaylen | Boy | modern coinage rhyming with Jaylen | American (modern coinage) | 1,072 | ↑ +77% |
| Zakaria | Boy | God has remembered | Arabic | 1,528 | ↑ +12% |
| Zavion | Boy | modern name of uncertain origin | American (modern coinage) | 2,257 | ↓ -34% |
| Zyla | Girl | uncertain; modern name | American (modern coinage) | 953 | ↑ +68% |
| Zaina | Girl | beautiful; variant of Zayna | Arabic | 1,316 | ↑ +29% |
| Zaya | Girl | uncertain; modern name | American (modern coinage) | 1,317 | ↑ +10% |
| Zarah | Girl | variant of Sarah or Zara; princess | Hebrew | 1,435 | ↑ +7% |
| Zakari | Boy | God remembers | American (modern coinage) | 1,062 | ↑ +20% |
| Zeus | Boy | sky, bright | Greek | 1,351 | ↓ -12% |
| Zella | Girl | — | — | 1,746 | ↓ -6% |
| Zayan | Boy | beauty, grace | Arabic | 1,017 | ↑ +22% |
| Zadie | Girl | variant of Sadie | English | 2,193 | ↓ -44% |
| Zakariya | Boy | God remembers | Arabic | 1,130 | ↑ +51% |
| Zinnia | Girl | the zinnia flower | Latin | 1,290 | ↑ +32% |
| Zamari | Unisex | modern American coinage | American (modern coinage) | 1,457 | ↑ +38% |
| Zaden | Boy | modern coinage rhyming with Aden | American (modern coinage) | 2,569 | ↓ -20% |
| Zayvion | Boy | modern American coinage | American (modern coinage) | 1,563 | ↓ -11% |
| Zaynab | Girl | uncertain; perhaps a fragrant plant | Arabic | 1,492 | ↑ +30% |
| Zhuri | Girl | variant of Zuri, 'beautiful' | American (modern coinage) | 1,511 | ↓ -45% |
| Zavian | Boy | modern name inspired by Xavier | American (modern coinage) | 1,202 | → -3% |
| Zymir | Boy | modern name, meaning uncertain | American (modern coinage) | 946 | ↑ +116% |
| Zuriel | Unisex | God is my rock | Hebrew | 1,727 | ↑ +51% |
| Zaida | Girl | growth, abundance | Arabic | 2,932 | ↓ -43% |
| Zeppelin | Boy | from the German surname Zeppelin | German | 1,508 | → +2% |
| Zyan | Boy | modern name, meaning uncertain | American (modern coinage) | 1,546 | ↑ +30% |
| Zakary | Boy | variant of Zachary, 'God has remembered' | American (modern coinage) | 5,389 | ↓ -49% |
| Ziya | Girl | light, radiance | Arabic | 1,941 | ↓ -10% |
| Zayda | Girl | growth, abundance | Arabic | 2,997 | ↓ -49% |
| Ziggy | Boy | pet form of Sigmund, victory protection | German | 1,491 | ↓ -8% |
| Zariya | Girl | modern name, meaning uncertain | American (modern coinage) | 2,255 | ↑ +39% |
| Zaidyn | Boy | variant of Zayden | American (modern coinage) | 1,941 | ↓ -23% |
| Zayna | Girl | beautiful, adorned | Arabic | 1,499 | ↑ +62% |
| Zofia | Girl | Polish form of Sophia, wisdom | Polish | 2,172 | → -2% |
| Zaine | Boy | variant of Zane | American (modern coinage) | 2,602 | ↓ -15% |
| Zyion | Boy | variant of Zion, a hill of Jerusalem | American (modern coinage) | 2,717 | ↓ -32% |
| Zaniah | Girl | a star in Virgo; "corner" | Arabic | 4,170 | ↓ -45% |
| Zoee | Girl | variant of Zoe, life | Greek | 5,236 | ↓ -47% |
| Zakiyah | Girl | pure, chaste | Arabic | 3,777 | ↓ -31% |
| Zamira | Girl | uncertain, often said song | Hebrew | 1,325 | ↑ +99% |
| Zamora | Girl | from the Spanish city of Zamora | Spanish | 1,610 | ↑ +25% |
| Zade | Boy | uncertain, modern coinage | American (modern coinage) | 1,620 | ↑ +48% |
| Zylah | Girl | modern coinage, perhaps blend of Zy- and Lila | American (modern coinage) | 1,547 | ↑ +23% |
| Zipporah | Girl | bird | Hebrew | 2,238 | ↑ +34% |
| Zabdiel | Boy | gift of God | Hebrew | 1,380 | ↑ +120% |
| Zyler | Boy | modern coinage rhyming with Tyler | American (modern coinage) | 2,362 | ↓ -8% |
| Zach | Boy | short for Zachary, God has remembered | Hebrew | 2,515 | → -4% |
| Ziyah | Girl | modern; perhaps from Arabic Ziya: light | American (modern coinage) | 2,777 | ↓ -20% |
| Zeynep | Girl | Turkish form of Zaynab | Turkish | 2,098 | ↓ -20% |
| Zuleyka | Girl | variant of Zuleika; origin uncertain | Persian | 5,097 | ↓ -42% |
| Zelie | Girl | French short form of Azélie | French | 1,702 | ↑ +21% |
| Zena | Girl | variant of Xenia: hospitality | Greek | 2,457 | ↓ -12% |
| Zakiya | Girl | pure, intelligent | Arabic | 4,264 | → 0% |
| Zamiyah | Girl | modern elaboration of Amiyah | American (modern coinage) | 3,711 | ↓ -27% |
| Zari | Girl | golden, gold brocade | Persian | 2,606 | ↓ -14% |
| Zya | Girl | modern coinage; uncertain | American (modern coinage) | 1,910 | ↑ +44% |
| Zaliyah | Girl | modern blend inspired by Aaliyah | American (modern coinage) | 1,340 | ↑ +164% |
| Zac | Boy | short form of Zachary, God has remembered | Hebrew | 3,237 | ↓ -26% |
| Zyra | Girl | uncertain; modern coinage | American (modern coinage) | 1,732 | ↑ +62% |
| Zhavia | Girl | modern coinage, perhaps from Xavia | American (modern coinage) | 3,973 | ↓ -77% |
| Zacharias | Boy | God has remembered | Hebrew | 3,946 | ↓ -56% |
| Zarina | Girl | golden; also empress | Persian | 2,325 | ↑ +39% |
| Zulema | Girl | Spanish form of Sulayma, peace | Spanish | 2,718 | ↓ -25% |
| Zooey | Girl | variant of Zoe, life | Greek | 13,199 | ↓ -68% |
| Ziah | Unisex | modern coinage; uncertain | American (modern coinage) | 3,644 | ↑ +17% |
| Zamarion | Boy | modern blend of Za- and Marion | American (modern coinage) | 3,238 | ↓ -23% |
| Zailey | Girl | modern blend of Z and Bailey | American (modern coinage) | 3,775 | ↓ -44% |
| Zacchaeus | Boy | pure, innocent | Hebrew | 2,389 | ↓ -8% |
| Zaylin | Unisex | uncertain; modern coinage | American (modern coinage) | 2,229 | ↑ +88% |
| Zacari | Boy | variant of Zachary, God has remembered | Hebrew | 2,302 | ↓ -20% |
| Zamya | Girl | uncertain; modern coinage | American (modern coinage) | 4,458 | ↓ -14% |
| Zaki | Boy | pure, virtuous | Arabic | 2,420 | ↑ +33% |
| Zyana | Girl | uncertain; modern coinage | American (modern coinage) | 3,388 | ↑ +44% |
| Zada | Girl | lucky, fortunate | Arabic | 4,754 | ↓ -17% |
| Zayra | Girl | variant of Zaira, of uncertain meaning | Arabic | 3,831 | ↑ +8% |
| Zoha | Girl | dawn, light | Arabic | 3,166 | → -4% |
| Zian | Boy | uncertain; possibly a form of Zion | American (modern coinage) | 2,331 | ↓ -9% |
| Zenaida | Girl | possibly of Zeus | Greek | 3,576 | ↓ -16% |
| Zeina | Girl | beauty, adornment | Arabic | 2,436 | ↑ +147% |
| Zahira | Girl | shining, radiant | Arabic | 3,709 | ↑ +41% |
| Zavien | Boy | uncertain; possibly from Xavier | American (modern coinage) | 2,990 | ↓ -31% |
| Ziyad | Boy | growth, increase | Arabic | 2,571 | → -2% |
| Zissy | Girl | sweet | Yiddish | 2,437 | ↑ +72% |
| Zahid | Boy | ascetic, devout | Arabic | 3,180 | ↓ -31% |
| Zahraa | Girl | radiant, shining; epithet of Fatimah | Arabic | 4,168 | → 0% |
| Zak | Boy | short form of Zachary, God remembers | Hebrew | 7,181 | ↓ -43% |
| Zenobia | Girl | often read as life of Zeus | Greek | 6,541 | ↓ -61% |
| Zackariah | Boy | variant of Zachariah; God has remembered | Hebrew | 4,536 | ↑ +44% |
| Zarek | Boy | Polish name, possibly from Balthazar | Polish | 1,866 | ↑ +270% |
| Zacarias | Boy | form of Zechariah; God has remembered | Spanish | 2,939 | ↑ +96% |
| Zakariah | Boy | variant of Zachariah, Yahweh remembers | Hebrew | 3,511 | → -3% |
| Ziad | Boy | growth, abundance | Arabic | 2,940 | → +2% |
| Zhane | Unisex | modern name, possibly from French Jeanne | American (modern coinage) | 9,453 | ↑ +10% |
| Zeinab | Girl | variant of Zaynab, meaning uncertain | Arabic | 5,096 | → +4% |
| Zina | Girl | short for Zinaida; meaning uncertain | Russian | 7,486 | ↓ -44% |
| Zacharia | Boy | variant of Zechariah, "God remembers" | Hebrew | 5,599 | ↓ -6% |
| Zeno | Boy | of Zeus | Greek | 2,537 | ↑ +66% |
| Zebulon | Boy | variant of Zebulun, 'dwelling' or 'honor' | Hebrew | 5,042 | ↓ -23% |
| Zuleika | Girl | possibly 'brilliant beauty' | Persian | 6,837 | ↑ +70% |
| Zharia | Girl | uncertain; modern variant of Zaria | American (modern coinage) | 8,355 | ↓ -38% |
| Zana | Girl | uncertain; several possible sources | — | 4,983 | ↑ +35% |
| Zakkary | Boy | variant of Zachary, 'God remembers' | Hebrew | — | ↓ -100% |
| Zeb | Boy | short form of Zebulon or Zebedee | Hebrew | 7,189 | ↓ -14% |
| Zeth | Boy | variant of Seth, 'appointed' | Hebrew | 13,908 | ↓ -44% |
| Zenia | Girl | variant of Xenia, 'hospitality' | Greek | 6,830 | ↓ -32% |
| Zakia | Girl | pure, intelligent | Arabic | 10,089 | ↓ -50% |
| Zebadiah | Boy | the Lord has bestowed | Hebrew | 3,656 | ↑ +107% |
| Zoila | Girl | uncertain; often linked to Greek zoe, life | Spanish | 5,916 | ↓ -12% |
| Zelia | Girl | uncertain; possibly Greek zeal | Greek | 4,351 | ↑ +74% |
| Zeta | Girl | the Greek letter Z | Greek | 7,129 | ↓ -6% |
| Zacharie | Boy | French form of Zachary | French | 13,873 | ↓ -38% |
| Zakery | Boy | variant of Zachary | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Zabrina | Girl | variant of Sabrina | American (modern coinage) | — | ↓ -100% |
| Zenon | Boy | of Zeus | Greek | 6,138 | → 0% |
| Zacary | Boy | variant of Zachary | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Zebedee | Boy | gift of Yahweh | Hebrew | 5,203 | ↑ +36% |
| Zita | Girl | little girl | Italian | 7,130 | ↑ +14% |
| Zoltan | Boy | ruler, sultan | Hungarian | 13,919 | ↓ -50% |
| Zoraida | Girl | uncertain; Arabic origin | Spanish | 14,932 | ↓ -33% |
| Zandra | Girl | variant of Sandra, from Alexandra | Greek | — | ↓ -100% |
| Zelma | Girl | variant of Selma | German | 7,128 | ↑ +60% |
| Zulma | Girl | uncertain; possibly Arabic | Spanish | 8,358 | ↑ +44% |
| Zona | Girl | uncertain; possibly Latin for belt | Latin | 17,274 | ↓ -58% |
| Zetta | Girl | uncertain; possibly from Zeta | Greek | 17,262 | ↓ -17% |
| Zula | Girl | — | — | 17,280 | ↓ -62% |
| Zakiyyah | Girl | pure | Arabic | — | new |
| Zettie | Girl | uncertain; pet form of names ending -zetta | American (modern coinage) | — | new |