Baby Names That Start With Z
1027 baby names beginning with the letter Z — boys and girls, each with meaning and audio pronunciation.
The most-loved baby names starting with Z, most-popular first. Tap any name to hear it pronounced and read its meaning.
Girl Names
ZahanaA modern name that echoes Arabic-style names like Zahra ('flower; radiance') and Zaina; it alsoZahaniAn Arabic/Swahili-styled name echoing roots like zahra ('flower') and dhihni ('mind'); as spellZairaniZairani is a newly emerging coinage. Its Zair- opening recalls Zaira and Zara, and the -ani cloZalaiahA modern coinage with the fashionable -aiah/-laiah ending, echoing names like Zaliyah and AmaiaZamaryA modern coinage joining a Za- opening to Mary (of Hebrew route, variously read). As spelled itZanyriZanyri has no documented etymology. It is a fresh coinage built on the fashionable Za-/Zan- opeZaraeyahA modern coinage joining Zara (Arabic route, 'blooming; radiant') with the -eyah/-aya ending. AZaralynnA modern American coinage joining Zara (Arabic-style 'radiance; flower') with the popular -lynnZeriA short Hebrew name listed in 1 Chronicles among the temple musicians (sons of Jeduthun); its pZhalayaA modern American coinage built on the fashionable zh- opening and an -aya ending. It has no doZiigwanIt is spring — a VII (inanimate intransitive verb) in Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe), expressing theZitkalabirdZoelaniA modern coinage joining Zoe (Greek, 'life') with the airy -lani ending of Leilani and Kehlani.ZureyaA modern coinage that echoes Zuri (Swahili, 'beautiful') and Zaraya, on a soft Zu-/-eya sound. ZynoriA modern coinage layering a Zyn- opening with a -nori/-ori ending. No single documented meaningZyorahA modern respelling near Zora/Zorah — Zora is Slavic for 'dawn,' and Zorah is a biblical place
Boy Names
ZafariFrom Zafar, a Swahili and Arabic name meaning 'victory; triumph,' with the -i ending common in ZainalabidinFrom the Arabic Zayn al-Abidin, 'ornament (adornment) of the worshippers' — the honorific of AlZaironA modern coinage joining the Zaire sound with a strong -on ending (as in Kairon, Myron). A boldZakaisA modern coinage echoing the Hebrew Zakkai ('pure; innocent') and the -ais sound of names like ZakiasA modern coinage or respelling echoing the biblical Zaccheus ('pure') and Zakariah, with a LatiZaydenceA modern American coinage blending Zayden — itself a recent name built on the Arabic Zayd, 'groZendrixZendrix is a modern American coinage. It reads as a blend of Zen - the Japanese school of BuddhZikoA genuine short form in South Slavic naming, where -ko is a common affectionate ending, and alsZiloA modern American coinage with no documented etymology, built from a bright Z- opening and an eZohranZohran is a rare name whose sound sits close to Persian and Arabic-influenced names such as ZohZyaelA modern formation on the Hebrew el ('God') pattern (as in Gabriel, Ariel), with a Zy- opening;