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Cool Baby Names That Start With Z

The zippiest, zestiest first initial for baby names around must be Z. Zoe and Zachary are the top baby names starting with Z in the US. Along with all the versions of Zoe and Zachary, names beginning with Z on the US Top 1000 include Zion, Zayden, Zane, Zara, Zuri, Zander, and Zaylee. Unique cool names starting with Z range from Zelig to Zelda.

Zara, the name of one of the Queen's granddaughters, is the top-ranked Z name in England, while Zelie makes the Top 100 in France. And names starting with Z are among the hottest on our website, rising more than 100% year over year.

Z as an initial is so intrinsically cool it may be that there are no baby names starting with Z that aren't cool. Here are some of the best Z-starting names for baby boys and baby girls.

Irene

Meaning: peace

Origin:Greek
195
Mildred

Meaning: gentle strength

Origin:English
778
Thaddeus

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Aramaic, meaning unclear, possibly from Theodore
238
Lyle

Meaning: someone who lives on an island

Origin:Scottish and English from French
901
Edward

Meaning: wealthy guardian

Origin:English
235
Origin:Hebrew
10472
Iona The meaning of Iona is ‘violet’ or ‘dove’. I...
Origin:Scottish place-name
711
Merle

Meaning: blackbird

Origin:French
1363
Victor

Meaning: conqueror

Origin:Latin
190
Constantine

Meaning: steadfast

Origin:Latin
624
Lloyd

Meaning: gray

Origin:Welsh
649
Wilson

Meaning: son of Will

Origin:English
1744
Nick The name Nick is of Greek origins and it is ...
Origin:English, diminutive of Nicholas and Dominick
704
Carlyle

Meaning: from the walled city

Origin:Variation of Carlisle, English
5958
Victory

Meaning: victory

Origin:English word name
14296
Evalyn Evalyn is a name of Hebrew origin, and the m...
Origin:Spelling variation of Evelyn
5681
Armand

Meaning: soldier

Origin:French variation of Herman, German
1645
Harland The name Harland is associated with males. H...
Origin:English
6168
Origin:French surname, meaning unknown
9249
Frances

Meaning: from France; free man

Origin:English from Latin
135