Zoe
“Life”
The alphabet
Names that begin
with Z
2,453 Z names on the record since 1880 — 38 of them in today's top 1000, with the girls well ahead. Tap + on any name to build a shortlist as you browse.
the final stroke
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Every Z name
Ranked by current US popularity, down to spellings given to five babies in a year. Search, filter, and tap + to keep the ones worth arguing about.
Zoey
“Life”
Zion
“the hill of Jerusalem”
Zara
“blossom”
Zayden
Peaked at #184 in 2016
Zachary
“the Lord has remembered”
Zayn
“Beauty”
Zuri
“good”
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Ranks are today’s national standing; “ever” counts every baby recorded with that spelling since 1880. Every name links to its full history and meaning.
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What the letter is telling you
The leader
Zoe carries the letter.
#31 in the country — no Z name, girl or boy, sits higher. It reads “Life.”
The lean
Z leans boy.
23 boy names in today's top 1000 against 15 for girls — about three to two in the boys' favor.
The crossovers
No name goes both ways.
Every charting Z name belongs to one column — the letter splits clean.
Z through the decades
Z names among each decade’s 200 chart spots1880s2020s
The 2010s were Z’s best decade — 3 of the era’s 200 chart spots (top 100 girls + top 100 boys), led by Zoey and Zachary.
Girls Boys · counted from every US birth certificate filed since 1880
IIIFrom below the radar
Quietly excellent, letter Z
Names our records love that most shortlists miss — real, recorded, and nowhere near overused.
Zahra#538
“radiant” — at its highest point on record.
Zayd#632
“growth” — on a steady climb up the charts.
Zahir#738
“manifest” — #738 today, 52 years after it was first recorded.
Fresh climbers across every letter live on Rising names.
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Beyond the ranks
Strong Z names the ranked list above never reaches — each with its own note from the records.
Zayla#1008 today
Zaira#1080 today
Zendaya#1186 today
Zhamira#1225 today
Zoie#1261 today
Zahara#1285 today
Zinnia#1285 today
Zaina#1309 today
Zaya#1309 today
Zamira#1318 today
Zola#1334 today
Zaliyah#1339 today
Zarah#1427 today
Zia#1467 today
Zaynab#1484 today
Zayna#1493 today
Zhuri#1500 today
Zayan#1015 today
Zavier#1034 today
Zakari#1060 today
Zaylen#1069 today
Zakariya#1128 today
Zen#1141 today
Zavian#1196 today
The full list, with method: The best baby names starting with Z.
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