771 American names begin with Z, ordered by how many people have carried each one since 1880. See them split by girls and boys.
| Name | Meaning | 2025 births | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary | Gen X and millennial name | 1,646 | |
| Zoe | Life | 5,659 | |
| Zoey | Life | 3,433 | |
| Zane | current name | 1,051 | |
| Zion | current name | 2,590 | |
| Zayden | millennial-parent name | 1,668 | |
| Zackary | millennial-parent name | 116 | |
| Zachariah | Gen X and millennial name | 558 | |
| Zachery | Gen X and millennial name | 41 | |
| Zander | millennial-parent name | 804 | |
| Zara | current name | 1,432 | |
| Zackery | Gen X and millennial name | 33 | |
| Zuri | current name | 949 | |
| Zelma | Edwardian name | 16 | |
| Zelda | current name | 328 | |
| Zariah | current name | 701 | |
| Zella | Edwardian name | 117 | |
| Zayn | current name | 1,386 | |
| Zayne | current name | 651 | |
| Zaiden | millennial-parent name | 466 | |
| Zechariah | current name | 290 | |
| Zaria | millennial-parent name | 274 | |
| Zoie | millennial-parent name | 177 | |
| Zaire | current name | 608 | |
| Zora | current name | 273 | |
| Zain | current name | 530 | |
| Zyaire | current name | 1,097 | |
| Zahra | current name | 562 | |
| Zola | current name | 167 | |
| Zack | millennial-parent name | 126 | |
| Zeke | current name | 311 | |
| Zariyah | current name | 448 | |
| Zaid | current name | 402 | |
| Zaniyah | millennial-parent name | 327 | |
| Zainab | current name | 338 | |
| Zavier | millennial-parent name | 214 | |
| Zena | boomer-era name | 73 | |
| Zakary | millennial-parent name | 18 | |
| Zaylee | current name | 286 | |
| Zev | current name | 277 | |
| Zina | boomer-era name | 15 | |
| Zyon | current name | 254 | |
| Zaira | current name | 224 | |
| Zayd | current name | 442 | |
| Zoya | current name | 252 | |
| Zahir | current name | 356 | |
| Zenobia | interwar name | 18 | |
| Zona | Edwardian name | 5 | |
| Zula | interwar name | 5 | |
| Zamir | current name | 327 | |
| Zakai | current name | 528 | |
| Zulema | Gen X and millennial name | 64 | |
| Zayla | current name | 248 | |
| Zaida | millennial-parent name | 58 | |
| Zendaya | current name | 195 | |
| Zephaniah | current name | 143 | |
| Zadie | current name | 85 | |
| Zahara | current name | 174 | |
| Zia | current name | 157 | |
| Zandra | boomer-era name | — | |
| Zaniya | millennial-parent name | 72 | |
| Zakaria | millennial-parent name | 114 | |
| Zakiya | Gen X and millennial name | 34 | |
| Zen | current name | 228 | |
| Zavion | millennial-parent name | 63 | |
| Zephyr | current name | 198 | |
| Zyair | current name | 340 | |
| Zaina | current name | 170 | |
| Zada | millennial-parent name | 29 | |
| Zita | interwar name | 16 | |
| Zenaida | current name | 43 | |
| Zarah | current name | 151 | |
| Ziva | millennial-parent name | 134 | |
| Zach | millennial-parent name | 54 | |
| Zeb | boomer-era name | 12 | |
| Zakari | current name | 215 | |
| Zeus | current name | 140 | |
| Zinnia | current name | 174 | |
| Zaylen | current name | 208 | |
| Zipporah | current name | 83 | |
| Zaya | current name | 170 | |
| Zakariya | current name | 189 | |
| Zyla | current name | 271 | |
| Zaynab | current name | 144 | |
| Zuriel | millennial-parent name | 125 | |
| Zhane | Gen X and millennial name | 24 | |
| Zayda | current name | 56 | |
| Zavian | current name | 169 | |
| Zaden | millennial-parent name | 52 | |
| Zana | Gen X and millennial name | 27 | |
| Zayan | current name | 221 | |
| Zamari | current name | 158 | |
| Zayvion | current name | 110 | |
| Zebulon | boomer-era name | 20 | |
| Zoee | millennial-parent name | 25 | |
| Zayna | current name | 143 | |
| Zoraida | boomer-era name | 6 | |
| Zacharias | current name | 28 | |
| Zyan | current name | 112 | |
| Zetta | interwar name | 5 | |
| Zakiyah | millennial-parent name | 40 | |
| Zaine | current name | 51 | |
| Zofia | millennial-parent name | 86 | |
| Zymir | current name | 249 | |
| Zariya | millennial-parent name | 82 | |
| Zhuri | current name | 142 | |
| Zacchaeus | millennial-parent name | 58 | |
| Zoila | Gen X and millennial name | 21 | |
| Ziya | current name | 105 | |
| Zeppelin | current name | 132 | |
| Ziggy | current name | 139 | |
| Zenia | Gen X and millennial name | 17 | |
| Zade | current name | 105 | |
| Zaniah | millennial-parent name | 35 | |
| Zacharia | millennial-parent name | 17 | |
| Zakia | boomer-era name | 10 | |
| Zaidyn | millennial-parent name | 80 | |
| Zamira | current name | 169 | |
| Zayra | millennial-parent name | 39 | |
| Zulma | boomer-era name | 13 | |
| Zarina | current name | 79 | |
| Zak | millennial-parent name | 12 | |
| Zac | millennial-parent name | 37 | |
| Zyion | millennial-parent name | 48 | |
| Zuleyka | current name | 26 | |
| Zabdiel | current name | 134 | |
| Zaki | millennial-parent name | 57 | |
| Zari | current name | 67 | |
| Zamora | current name | 130 | |
| Zeno | current name | 53 | |
| Zettie | interwar name | — | |
| Zyler | millennial-parent name | 59 | |
| Zeynep | current name | 90 | |
| Zylah | current name | 137 | |
| Ziyah | current name | 62 | |
| Zabrina | boomer-era name | — | |
| Zeta | millennial-parent name | 16 | |
| Zackariah | millennial-parent name | 23 | |
| Zakery | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Zya | current name | 102 | |
| Zeinab | Gen X and millennial name | 26 | |
| Zamiyah | millennial-parent name | 41 | |
| Zebedee | current name | 19 | |
| Zenon | midcentury name | 15 | |
| Zelie | current name | 121 | |
| Ziah | current name | 59 | |
| Zuleika | millennial-parent name | 17 | |
| Zahira | millennial-parent name | 41 | |
| Zamya | millennial-parent name | 32 | |
| Zaliyah | current name | 166 | |
| Zamarion | millennial-parent name | 37 | |
| Zakkary | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Zeth | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Zeina | current name | 74 | |
| Zyra | current name | 118 | |
| Zelia | current name | 33 | |
| Zakiyyah | boomer-era name | — | |
| Zacharie | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Zacary | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Zacarias | millennial-parent name | 43 | |
| Zailey | current name | 40 | |
| Zahid | current name | 38 | |
| Ziad | current name | 43 | |
| Zarek | current name | 85 | |
| Zebadiah | millennial-parent name | 31 | |
| Zoha | current name | 51 | |
| Zooey | millennial-parent name | 7 | |
| Zhavia | current name | 37 | |
| Zaylin | current name | 71 | |
| Zahraa | current name | 35 | |
| Zacari | current name | 69 | |
| Ziyad | current name | 52 | |
| Zian | current name | 60 | |
| Zyana | millennial-parent name | 46 | |
| Zavien | current name | 42 | |
| Zissy | current name | 74 | |
| Zoltan | boomer-era name | 5 | |
| Zharia | millennial-parent name | 13 | |
| Zakariah | millennial-parent name | 33 | |
| Zaryah | millennial-parent name | 44 | |
| Zealand | current name | 92 | |
| Zoei | millennial-parent name | 21 | |
| Ziyon | millennial-parent name | 30 | |
| Zahria | millennial-parent name | 12 | |
| Zachry | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Zollie | Edwardian name | — | |
| Zelpha | Edwardian name | — | |
| Zaneta | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Ziaire | current name | 70 | |
| Zuleyma | Gen X and millennial name | 22 | |
| Zaynah | current name | 15 | |
| Zayleigh | current name | 46 | |
| Zamara | current name | 61 | |
| Zykeria | millennial-parent name | 5 | |
| Zaila | current name | 84 | |
| Zachari | Gen X and millennial name | 9 | |
| Zebulun | boomer-era name | 23 | |
| Zoi | millennial-parent name | 25 | |
| Zania | millennial-parent name | 21 | |
| Zamaria | millennial-parent name | 23 | |
| Zaylie | current name | 42 | |
| Zenith | current name | 51 | |
| Zayah | current name | 44 | |
| Zaylah | current name | 46 | |
| Zahava | current name | 33 | |
| Zemira | current name | 45 | |
| Zaedyn | millennial-parent name | 39 | |
| Zowie | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Zyir | current name | 55 | |
| Zigmund | Edwardian name | 10 | |
| Zyanna | current name | 29 | |
| Zury | millennial-parent name | 20 | |
| Zaara | millennial-parent name | 17 | |
| Zori | current name | 27 | |
| Zionna | millennial-parent name | 15 | |
| Zan | midcentury name | 8 | |
| Zubair | current name | 53 | |
| Zully | millennial-parent name | 10 | |
| Zalayah | current name | 70 | |
| Zamiya | millennial-parent name | 18 | |
| Zaelyn | current name | 44 | |
| Zamaya | current name | 19 | |
| Zachory | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Zehra | millennial-parent name | 24 | |
| Zekiel | current name | 46 | |
| Zemirah | current name | 43 | |
| Zedekiah | current name | 20 | |
| Zuleima | Gen X and millennial name | 16 | |
| Zakiah | millennial-parent name | 23 | |
| Zahmir | current name | 48 | |
| Zuzanna | millennial-parent name | 15 | |
| Zera | interwar name | 15 | |
| Zanaya | millennial-parent name | 26 | |
| Zidane | current name | 52 | |
| Zianna | millennial-parent name | 31 | |
| Zaydan | current name | 55 | |
| Zoriah | millennial-parent name | 19 | |
| Zophia | millennial-parent name | 18 | |
| Zalman | current name | 21 | |
| Zoelle | current name | 30 | |
| Zalmen | current name | 32 | |
| Zael | current name | 139 | |
| Zvi | boomer-era name | 10 | |
| Zarya | current name | 23 | |
| Zair | current name | 51 | |
| Zacheriah | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Zymere | current name | 24 | |
| Ziare | millennial-parent name | 18 | |
| Zanna | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Zyah | current name | 40 |