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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.

Zevi

Meaning: gazelle, roebuck

Origin:Hebrew
1399
Zale

Meaning: sea-strength

Origin:Greek
1460
Zalman

Meaning: peace

Origin:Variation of Solomon
4291
Zerrick Zerrick is a modern name that is thought to ...
Origin:Modern invented name
7556
Zaki

Meaning: full of virtue, pure

Origin:Arabic
8388
Zariyah

Meaning: scattering wind

Origin:Arabic
1253
Zaylee The meaning of Zaylee is 'bailiff', 'berry w...
Origin:Modern invented name
6283
Zafira

Meaning: to succeed

Origin:Arabic
2723
Zander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexander
781
Zander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Diminutive of Alexander
781
Zimri

Meaning: my music, my praise

Origin:Hebrew
514
Zuriel

Meaning: God is my rock

Origin:Hebrew
4219
Zed According to its English origin, the meaning...
Origin:Diminutive of Zedekiah
2017
Zuko

Meaning: glory

Origin:Xhosa
531
Zealand

Meaning: sea land

Origin:English place name from Dutch
1922
Zahavi

Meaning: gold

Origin:Hebrew
2228
Zailey The meaning of Zailey is 'a celestial nymph ...
Origin:Modern invented name
9910
Origin:Modern invented name
5244
Origin:Arabic place name
2292
Zhane The meaning of Zhane is 'gift of God' in Heb...
Origin:Modern invented name
5952