Baby names starting with Z
The girl and boy names starting with Z given most often in the US in 2025.
Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026
In short
Among baby names starting with Z, the most given in the US in 2025 were Zoe, Zoey, Zion, Zayden. The two lists below rank up to 40 girl names and 40 boy names by the number of babies, from Social Security data; use the search box for any other name.
Ranked by the number of babies in 2025.
Girls
- Zoe 5,646
- Zoey 3,427
- Zara 1,432
- Zuri 932
- Zariah 689
- Zahra 562
- Zariyah 448
- Zainab 338
- Zelda 328
- Zaniyah 327
- Zaylee 286
- Zaria 274
- Zyla 271
- Zora 264
- Zoya 252
- Zayla 248
- Zaira 224
- Zendaya 195
- Zhamira 184
- Zoie 177
- Zahara 174
- Zinnia 174
- Zaina 170
- Zaya 170
- Zamira 169
- Zola 167
- Zaliyah 166
- Zarah 151
- Zia 146
- Zaynab 144
- Zayna 143
- Zhuri 142
- Zylah 137
- Ziva 134
- Zamora 130
- Zelie 121
- Zyra 118
- Zella 117
- Zya 102
- Ziya 100
Boys
- Zion 2,496
- Zayden 1,657
- Zachary 1,646
- Zayn 1,381
- Zyaire 1,077
- Zane 1,051
- Zander 804
- Zayne 644
- Zaire 601
- Zachariah 558
- Zakai 528
- Zain 522
- Zaiden 466
- Zayd 442
- Zaid 402
- Zahir 356
- Zyair 340
- Zamir 327
- Zeke 311
- Zechariah 285
- Zev 277
- Zymir 249
- Zyon 249
- Zayan 221
- Zavier 214
- Zakari 206
- Zaylen 202
- Zakariya 189
- Zen 185
- Zavian 169
- Zephyr 169
- Zaiel 141
- Zeus 140
- Zabdiel 134
- Zael 134
- Zack 126
- Zamari 123
- Zephaniah 123
- Ziggy 119
- Zeppelin 117
About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.