Baby Girl Names That Start With Z
Z-names have moved from novelty to mainstream: Zoe, Zion, Zara, and Zachary all chart in modern US data. Hebrew roots (Zachary, Zion) and Greek ones (Zoe, meaning life) dominate, and the zippy first letter reads as fresh in any generation. This page narrows the letter to 133 girl names, where American, English and Arabic origins run strongest. Zoe (No. 31) and Zoey (No. 69) are the most popular Z girl names in the 2025 U.S. Social Security rankings.
Browse Baby Girl Names Beginning With Z
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Baby Girl Names That Start With Z List
133 curated ideas with quick meanings or usage notes.
#1
Zara
Meaning: Blooming flower
Origin: Arabic
#2
Zoe
Meaning: Life
Origin: Greek
#3
Zahra
Meaning: Flower, radiant
Origin: Arabic
#4
Zainab
Meaning: Fragrant tree or beautiful plant
Origin: Arabic
#5
Zoya
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#6
Zaynab
Meaning: Fragrant flowering tree
Origin: Arabic
#7
Zoey
Meaning: Life
Origin: Greek
#8
Zimal
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#9
Zayna
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#10
Zofia
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#11
Zuri
Meaning: Beautiful
Origin: Swahili
#12
Zunaira
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#13
Zuzanna
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#14
Zoha
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#15
Zadie
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#16
Zaira
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#17
Zaina
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#18
Zaynah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#19
Zaya
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#20
Zariah
Meaning: Princess, dawn, or God has helped depending on root
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew / Slavic-influenced modern English
#21
Zunaisha
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#22
Zendaya
Meaning: To give thanks
Origin: Shona
#23
Zarah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#24
Zeynep
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#25
Zia
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#26
Zenaya
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#27
Zunairah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#28
Zelda
Meaning: Gray battle maid
Origin: Germanic / Yiddish
#29
Zion
Meaning: Highest point or sacred place
Origin: Hebrew
#30
Ziya
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#31
Zaria
Meaning: Radiance or flower
Origin: Arabic / Slavic
#32
Zehra
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#33
Zola
Meaning: Quiet, tranquil, or earth mound
Origin: Zulu / Italian
#34
Ziva
Meaning: Radiance, brilliance
Origin: Hebrew
#35
Zeenat
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#36
Zyra
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#37
Zeina
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#38
Zenayah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#39
Zohra
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#40
Zariyah
Meaning: Radiance, blooming flower, or Sariah-style modern form depending on root
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew-influenced modern English
#41
Zirwa
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#42
Zuha
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#43
Zaha
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#44
Zaniyah
Meaning: Modern Zaniah or Saniyah-influenced form; meaning varies by usage
Origin: Modern American / Arabic-influenced
#45
Zinnia
Meaning: Zinnia flower
Origin: German surname / flower name
#46
Zayah
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#47
Zane
Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: Hebrew / English
#48
Zora
Meaning: Dawn
Origin: Slavic
#49
Zahraa
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#50
Zaia
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
#51
Zoie
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#52
Zaniya
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#53
Zakiya
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#54
Zaida
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#55
Zulema
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#56
Zahara
Meaning: Flowering or shining
Origin: Arabic / Swahili
#57
Zena
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#58
Zaylee
Meaning: Modern Zay and Lee compound; meaning varies by usage
Origin: Modern American
#59
Zhane
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#60
Zipporah
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#61
Zoee
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#62
Zayla
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#63
Zakiyah
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#64
Zayda
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#65
Zachary
Meaning: God has remembered
Origin: Hebrew
#66
Zenaida
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#67
Zayra
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#68
Zakia
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#69
Zaniah
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#70
Zariya
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#71
Zaire
Meaning: River name, possibly great river
Origin: African place name
#72
Zenobia
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#73
Zuleyka
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#74
Zada
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#75
Zella
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#76
Zandra
Meaning: Short form of Alexandra; defending people
Origin: Greek / English usage
#77
Zanna
Meaning: Short form or variant used in English; meaning varies by root
Origin: English usage
#78
Zavanna
Meaning: Variant of Savannah; open plain
Origin: English word name / modern usage
#79
Zavia
Meaning: English usage name; meaning uncertain
Origin: English usage
#80
Zelma
Meaning: English usage name; meaning uncertain
Origin: English usage
#81
Zenia
Meaning: Variant of Xenia; hospitality or guest
Origin: Greek / English usage
#82
Zowie
Meaning: Variant of Zoe; life
Origin: Greek / English usage
#83
Zyana
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#84
Zyla
Meaning: Modern name; meaning uncertain, sometimes linked with shadow or musical sound
Origin: Modern American
#85
Zailey
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#86
Zelie
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#87
Ziyah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#88
Zylah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#89
Zarina
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#90
Zayleigh
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#91
Zya
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#92
Zamora
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#93
Zooey
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#94
Zaryah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#95
Zamiyah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#96
Zhuri
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#97
Zoelle
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#98
Zaliyah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#99
Zaylah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#100
Zamya
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#101
Zoei
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#102
Zari
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#103
Zaylie
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#104
Zemira
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#105
Zaila
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#106
Zori
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#107
Zaara
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#108
Zyon
Meaning: Highest point or sacred hill; Zion variant
Origin: Hebrew / modern English
#109
Zyanna
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#110
Zamaya
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#111
Zaiya
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#112
Zoi
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#113
Zuria
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#114
Zemirah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#115
Zahira
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#116
Zamiya
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#117
Ziah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#118
Zophia
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#119
Zaelynn
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#120
Zamira
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#121
Zyonna
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#122
Zailee
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#123
Zoriah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#124
Ziana
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#125
Zahava
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#126
Zana
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#127
Zury
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#128
Zamirah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#129
Zeinab
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#130
Zionna
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#131
Zianna
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#132
Zurie
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
#133
Zelia
Meaning: Zealous or heavenly
Origin: Greek / Latin
How To Use This Z Baby Names List
Use the list above as a research set, then narrow it by sound, meaning, origin, and how the name pairs with the family name. The generator preset is useful for quick discovery, while this page is better for comparing a larger fixed set of Z names.
Gender Mix
This focused page currently includes 133 baby girl names beginning with Z. For a wider comparison, browse the full baby names that start with Z list.
Sound And Flow
Say each name with the surname and listen for repeated sounds, awkward initials, and rhythm. Short Z names can feel direct, while longer names may offer more nickname options.
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Length Mix
Short names
32
Compact names that can pair well with longer surnames or double-barrel middle names.
Examples: Zara, Zoe, Zoya, Zoey, Zuri, Zoha.
Medium names
97
Balanced names with enough sound to feel complete while still staying easy to say.
Examples: Zahra, Zainab, Zaynab, Zimal, Zayna, Zofia.
Long names
4
Longer names that often bring formal style, rhythm, and nickname options.
Examples: Zunaisha, Zunairah, Zipporah, Zayleigh.
Common Endings
Ending sounds affect flow with the surname and can make names feel softer, sharper, brighter, or more traditional.
Ends in A
77
Examples: Zara, Zahra, Zoya, Zayna, Zofia, Zunaira.
Ends in H
22
Examples: Zaynah, Zariah, Zarah, Zunairah, Zenayah, Zariyah.
Ends in E
14
Examples: Zoe, Zadie, Zane, Zoie, Zaylee, Zhane.
Ends in I
6
Examples: Zuri, Zhuri, Zoei, Zari, Zori, Zoi.
Popular Z Baby Names In U.S. SSA 2025 Data
These are the highest-count Z names in the U.S. SSA 2025 baby-name data. Treat this as a U.S. popularity signal, then use the full list above for meanings, origins, and a wider mix of styles.
Girl names
- Zoe rank #31 - 5,646 births
- Zoey rank #69 - 3,427 births
- Zara rank #212 - 1,432 births
- Zuri rank #329 - 932 births
- Zariah rank #450 - 689 births
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby name data, 2025. SSA public files include names with at least five births in a year; non-name records are excluded from this editorial summary.
Useful Styles In This List
Popular and familiar
Recognisable names that are useful when you want the shortlist to feel familiar rather than experimental.
Examples: Zara, Zoe, Zahra, Zainab, Zoya, Zaynab, Zoey, Zimal.
Classic
Longer-lasting names that tend to work beyond one naming trend or birth year.
Examples: Zoe, Zainab, Zelda, Zora, Zachary, Zandra, Zanna, Zelma.
Modern
Contemporary-feeling names, shorter forms, and names that fit current baby-name browsing habits.
Examples: Zoey, Zariah, Zion, Zola, Zariyah, Zaniyah, Zinnia, Zane.
Nature
Names connected with plants, seasons, sky, water, animals, landscape, or natural imagery.
Examples: Zara, Zahra, Zainab, Zaynab, Zinnia, Zora, Zahara, Zaire.
Spiritual and meaning-led
Names where meaning, faith tradition, virtue, or symbolic use may matter more than sound alone.
Examples: Zion, Ziva, Zane, Zachary, Zyon.
Distinctive
Less expected choices that may suit parents looking beyond the most familiar shortlist.
Examples: Zaire, Zyana, Zyla, Zailey, Zelie, Ziyah, Zylah, Zarina.
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