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
dawn, morning light
SerbianGod strengthens
Americanflowers, blooming
Arabicdivine musician; angel of song
African-Americanlight of God
Arabicsong, nightingale
Americangrowth, abundance
Americanleader, chief
Arabicplace of convergence, meeting point
Arabicseventh letter
Hebrewthe letter Z
Englishlight, splendor, radiance
Arabicabundance, growth, increase
Americaninner self, heart
Arabicnew house (via Xavier)
Americanbright, sharp-minded
South Asianstrong, forceful, swift
Pakistanilively, blooming
ArabicGod has remembered
Americanone who grows and flourishes
Americanheavenly city, promised land
Americanpure one
Americanvalley of willows
Hebrewpure, clean, innocent
Arabicmodern invented name, phonetic variant of Zaire
African Americannew house
SpanishHe whom Yahweh remembered
Americanpossibly inspired by Zion, meaning monument or ...
Americanmodern invented name
African Americanmoral compass, soul's voice
ArabicGod has remembered
Hebrewinvented modern name
AmericanGod has remembered
Russianlife, living
Modern Americangrowth, abundance (via Zay- prefix)
Modern Americanaunt
ArabicGod has bestowed, gift of God
Americansea strength, power of the sea
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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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