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Names: Z

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1,978 names starting with "Z"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with Z

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 1,978 distinct names beginning with the letter Z, out of roughly 104,000 total names tracked since 1880. On this page (sorted by name), the leading entry is Zachaery with 10 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 43 are classified as boys' names and 7 as girls' names in SSA records, reflecting the overall letter-level split for Z. Every name shown has appeared five or more times in at least one year of SSA data, rarer spellings fall below the disclosure threshold and are not included.

Of the 50 names displayed, 14 currently rank within SSA's annual top 1,000 for their gender, making them actively popular rather than historical-only entries. Combined, these 50 names represent 684,937 births across all years of the SSA archive. Letter-level patterns reveal broader naming conventions: some letters (J, M, S) dominate both boys' and girls' name distributions, while others (U, Y, Q, X, Z) are comparatively rare starting letters in English naming traditions. The distribution of names starting with Z reflects both the English-language convention inherited from the Anglo-American majority and the steady contribution of international names (Spanish, Arabic, Asian, African origins) added to the U.S. naming pool over the past century.

All figures on this page derive from publicly released SSA baby-name files, which record the first name on every Social Security card application for U.S. births. Names are tracked by exact spelling, so homophones and near-variants (Sarah and Sara, Aiden and Ayden) count as separate entries; combining them would substantially change the ordering. Peak-year and rank data are drawn from the same SSA files and reflect name-year records with five or more occurrences. This listing is paginated in groups of 50 - across all letter-Z names, there are 40 total pages at this sort order. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming, legal, or genealogical advice.

Showing 51–100 of 1,978

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Zachaery Boy 10
Zachai Boy 45
Zacharay Boy 27
Zacharee Boy 97
Zacharee Girl 5
Zacharey Boy 446
Zachari Boy 907
Zacharia Boy 1,736
Zacharia Girl 22
Zachariah Boy 31,238
Zachariah Girl 37
Zacharian Boy 54
Zacharias Boy 2,074
Zacharie Boy 1,150
Zacharius Boy 155
Zachariya Boy 11
Zachariyah Boy 10
Zacharry Boy 22
Zachary Boy 551,752
Zachary Girl 1,529
Zacharyah Boy 77
Zacherey Boy 16
Zacheri Boy 21
Zacheria Boy 34
Zacheriah Boy 650
Zacherie Boy 77
Zachery Boy 29,836
Zachery Girl 38
Zacheus Boy 33
Zachi Boy 11
Zachory Boy 734
Zachrey Boy 219
Zachriah Boy 10
Zachry Boy 967
Zack Boy 9,012
Zackaree Boy 29
Zackarey Boy 63
Zackari Boy 208
Zackaria Boy 382
Zackariah Boy 1,350
Zackarie Boy 217
Zackariya Boy 55
Zackary Boy 31,593
Zackary Girl 7
Zackeri Boy 30
Zackeriah Boy 97
Zackerie Boy 76
Zackery Boy 17,748
Zackery Girl 5
Zackhary Boy 15

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology, names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a year are excluded for privacy.