12,000+ boy names with meanings, origins, and SSA popularity data. Filter by first letter or sort by rank. Click any name for pronunciation, famous namesakes, sibling pairings, and a teasing-risk score.
1,027 boy names starting with Z
beauty, adornment, grace
Arabicsafe and sound
Chinesesky, shining light
Greekfire, energy (sound symbolic)
AmericanGod has remembered
Englishgrowing, flourishing in purity
Arabicbeautiful, adornment
Arabicpossible Japanese aesthetic: figure, image
Americanbeautiful, graceful
ArabicYahweh remembers
EnglishGod is my justice
Jewishmodern coined name, Z + sound
Dutchmodern invented name
Americanmodern invented name
Americanincreasing, growing, abundance
Jewishmodern invented name, possibly meaning sky or zeal
Americanbright, splendid
Americanvisitor, pilgrim
Americanone who practices abstinence from worldly pleas...
ArabicGod has remembered
Christiangrowth, increase
Americanone who grows and flourishes
Arabiclight, radiance
Arabicblooming, flourishing
Arabicgift (modern American coinage)
Americanpeak, summit, apex
Englishremembered by YHWH
Spanishgrowth, increase
Arabicto grow, increase
Arabicsinger, one who praises
African-Americanmodern variant combining Arabic root with conte...
Americanmodern invented name with Zy- prefix
African-Americangift of God, Yahweh has bestowed
Englishparched land, sun-baked land
Jewishto add, to augment
Arabiccreative modern invention
Americansmall piece of iron
Muslimstrong, disciplined, powerful
Arabicmay God give strength
Americanmodern American coinage
Americanremembered by Yahweh
Englishcomplete, whole
Ashkenazi Jewishremembered by God
HebrewGod is gracious
Italianthe Lord recalled
JewishYahweh remembers
Englishnew house
AmericanGod is gracious (via Zane/Zaid roots)
Americanforest, wood, timber
Americangift, present (as in Leahs exclamation)
JewishYahweh is righteous
Hebrewpure, innocent
HebrewGod remembers
Hebrewnew house
Americanmodern American invented variant of Zayd
Americanplenty, surplus
Arabicbright, shining, evident
Americanto be, to exist, present
Chineseshining, brilliant
African Americanone who glorifies through remembrance
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Liam has been #1 on the SSA boys list every year since 2017. Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah are consistently in the top five. The full ranked list is above.
Theodore, Finn, Atlas, and Jasper are all climbing. They sound contemporary without being invented, which means they'll age well on a resume.
Henry, Walter, Arthur, and Edmund are all up. Strong, one or two syllable names with history behind them are outperforming invented names right now. The pattern repeats every generation.
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