American Submitted Names

Zeren m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Zeren.

Zerena f English (American)
Variant of Serena

Zerenity f African American (Rare)
Variant of Serenity

Zeri m English, Biblical
In the Bible, one of the six musical sons of the poet Jeduthun. Identical to Izri.

Zerilda f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Serilda.

Zerlene f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zerline. This is the title of a 1955 song by American R&B duo Gene & Billy (singers Gene Ford and Billy Boyd), about a woman named Zerlene.

Zerynthia f English (Rare)

Zeta f English (Rare)
English variant of Zita 1. It is also the name of the sixth letter in the Greek alphabet, Ζ. A famous bearer is Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969-); born Catherine Zeta Jones, she was named after her paternal grandmother, Zeta Jones, who was herself named for a ship that her father sailed on.

Zeth m English (Modern)
Variant of Seth 1.

Zetilla f African American (Rare, Archaic)

Zetta f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -zetta, -cetta and -setta.

Zettie f English
Diminutive of Rosetta, Izetta, Lizette, Suzette and other names containing a similar sound.

Zeva f English (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Ziva or Zeeva.

Zeven m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Seven.

Zevin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven, possibly influenced by Kevin.

Zevobia f American (Rare)
Variant of Zenobia.

Zevran m English (Rare)
Variant of Saffron.

Zevyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zeven and Sevyn.

Zhanade f English (Rare)
Maybe a rare variant of Shanade.

Zhander m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zander. According to the SSA, Zhander was given to 5 boys in 2018.

Zhane m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1. This was the name of the Silver Ranger in the TV series 'Power Rangers in Space'.

Z'hanie f English (American)

Zhara f English
Variant of Zahra or Zara 1.

Zhavia f English (American, Modern)
Possibly a variant of Xavia. It was brought to some public attention in 2018 by American singer Zhavia Ward (2001-), also known as Zhavia Vercetti, a finalist on the first season of the American reality television music competition series The Four: Battle for Stardom.

Zhaviah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zhavia. According to the SSA, Zhaviah was given to 7 girls in 2018.

Zhaviyah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zhavia. Zhaviyah was given to 6 girls in 2018 per the SSA.

Zhayden m English (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Zayden or Shayden. Zhayden was given to 11 boys in 2018 according to the SSA.

Zhi'heem m African American
Variant of Jaheem.

Zhoee f African American
Variant of Zoe.

Zhowe f English (American)
Variant of Zoey

Zhuri f English (Rare)
Variant of Zuri

Zia f English (American)
From the name of the indigenous Zia people of New Mexico. The Zia sun symbol is the national symbol of the state of New Mexico and used on the state flag.

Ziah m & f Arabic, English
Variant of Ziya.

Ziana f English (Rare), Malaysian
Perhaps a variant of Xiana. This name is borne by Malaysian pop singer Ziana Zain (1968-), in whose case it is a short form of Roziana (her real name being Siti Roziana binti Zain).

Zianna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xiana.

Ziannah f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xiana.

Zianne f English (American)

Zibah f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Hepzibah

Zibby f American
Diminutive of Elizabeth or Zibiah.

Zida f English

Zielee f English (American)

Zienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sienna.

Zierre m & f English
Variant of Zaire.

Zieven m English (American, Rare)

Zig m English (Rare)
Short form of Ziggy. In the case of American motivational speaker and self-help author Hilary Hinton 'Zig' Ziglar (1926-2012), it was a short form of his surname (see Ziglar).

Ziggi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ziggy

Ziggy m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Short form of Zigfried or Zachary.

Zigmond m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zigmund.

Zigmont m American (Rare)

Zigmund m English (Rare)
Variant of Sigmund.

Zigmunt m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zigmund.

Zikara f African American

Zikeria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zikiria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zilbeth f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)

Zilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Zelda 2.

Zildjian m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Possibly from a surname of an anglicized form of Armenian Զիլճյան (Zilčyan) meaning "cymbal-maker". This was the name of Zaijian Godsick Lara Jaranilla and Zymic Demigod Lara Jaranilla's brother, Zildjian Godweevil Lara Jaranilla.

Ziley f & m English (American)

Zillie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Zilpha.

Zillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the word zillion, coined in the 1940s to refer to an unspecified large number, itself a blend of the letter Z and million.

Zilly f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Zillah.

Zilpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah or Zelpha.

Zilphia f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Zilpha.

Zim m English (Rare)
Of unknown origin, maybe a short form of Zimri.

Zimal f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Arabic word meaning "robe, garment" and also "preparation for a journey".

Zinetta f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Zina by way of combining it with the name suffix -etta.

Zinora f English (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Ziona f Hebrew, Jewish, English, Afrikaans
Feminine form of Zion.

Zionira f African American
Feminine form of Zion combining Zion and the popular suffix -ira.

Zionna f American (Modern, Rare)

Ziphora f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah.

Zipporia f English (Rare), American (South), African American
Altered form of Zipporah.

Ziriah f English
Possibly related to Suraya

Ziricote f English

Zithlaly f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Citlalli.

Zitlali f American (Hispanic), Mexican
Variant of Citlalli.

Zitlaly f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Citlalli.

Ziyah f English, Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ziya.

Ziyan m & f Muslim, English (Rare)
Variant of Zian.

Ziyana f English (Rare), Arabic
Variant transcription of Zouina.

Ziyanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziyana.

Ziyon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

Zizi f English
Diminutive of names which begin with or contain the element -si-, -zi- or -ci-.

Zoa f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinate variant of Zoe. The Christian martyr Zoe of Rome is sometimes referred to as Saint Zoa.

Zoann f English
A combination of Zoe and Ann, or a variant of Joann.

Zoanne f English
a combination of the names Zoey and Anne

Zoeann f English
A combination of Zoe and Ann.

Zoeanne f English
A combination of Zoe and Anne 1.

Zoei f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoeigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoejade f English (Rare)
Combination of Zoe and Jade

Zoella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoellus.

Zoelle f English (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoel.

Zoelynn f English
Combination of Zoe and Lynn.

Zoescarlett f English (Rare)
Combination of Zoe and Scarlett

Zoette f English (American, Modern)

Zofie f English
Variant of Sophie.

Zoii f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Zoe

Zoletta f African American (Rare)
Combination of Zola 1 and the popular suffix -etta. This was the birth name of Zola Taylor, an American singer.

Zolie f South African (Rare), American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Zollie m English (Modern)
Variant of Sollie.

Zolouise f English (Rare)
A combination of Zoe and Louise.

Zolten m English (Rare)
Variant of Zoltán.

Zonda f Literature, English
A made-up name, possibly influenced by Rhonda ... [more]

Zonia f Spanish (Latin American), Central American, American (Hispanic)
Variant of Sonia.

Zonja f English, Afrikaans, Dutch
Variant of Sonja.

Zonnique f African American (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Zonnique Pullins (1996-), an American television personality and singer, it appears to be a feminine form of Zonnie which is her father's name... [more]

Zonta f English (Rare)
The popularity of the name is likely due to the Zonta Club (International), a women's aid association established in Buffalo, New York in 1919. ... [more]

Zooey f & m English (Modern), Literature
Variant of Zoey or diminutive of Zachary.

Zoph f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Zophia.

Zophia f English (Modern, Rare), Danish (Modern, Rare), Polish (Archaic)
English and Danish variant of Sophia as well as an archaic Polish variant of Zofia.

Zorada f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Zoraida. This was the middle name of American lighthouse keeper Ida Lewis (1842-1911), who was born Idawalley Zorada Lewis.

Zorae f English

Zorena f English (Rare)

Zori f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuri.

Zorianna f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Zorin m English
Variant of Zoran.

Zorpha f English

Zowee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zowey f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zoye f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zoe.

Zudora f American (Rare)

Zuelma f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Zuille f African American

Zulehka f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuleika.

Zuleyka f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Spanish form of Zuleika.

Zuli f American (Hispanic)
Diminutive of Zulyanis.

Zulie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Zuli and Julie.

Zulieka f Malaysian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuleika.

Zulu f & m English (Rare)

Zuma m & f English (Rare)
Means "abundance" in Chumashan. This is the name of a beach in Malibu, California, after which Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's son was named.

Zumi m & f English

Zuresha f American (Modern, Rare)

Zurie f English
Alternate spelling of Zuri

Zuriela f Spanish (Latin American), American
Feminine form of Zuriel.

Zurielle f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Zuriel.

Zuzel f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)

Zuzu f English (Rare, ?), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Susan, used in Frank Capra's film 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1946).

Zxavian m English (Modern)
Variant of Xavier.

Zya f Indonesian, Filipino, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zea.

Zyair m African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyaire.

Zyan m English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Zion, the spelling probably influenced by that of Ryan.

Zyana f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements zy (found in names such as Zion, Zyaire and Xylon), ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.

Zyanna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyana.

Zydn m African American
Variant of Zayden.

Zye m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Zyeth m English
Possibly used in reference to Zyeth Atham, or the eighth day of the bright half of Jyeshtha (May–June), a Brahmin festival. For example, the usage Bodhi.

Zyion m & f African American
Variant of Zion.

Zykaria f African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zykeria.

Zykeem m African American (Rare)

Zykera f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeira or Zykeria.

Zykeria f African American

Zykeriah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykeriya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykerria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykerriah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykiera f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zykiria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Zykeria.

Zyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Xyla, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements zy and la.

Zylah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xyla

Zylas m American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on Silas.

Zylee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular sounds zy and lee, probably influenced by names such as Kylie and Riley... [more]

Zyleena f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Zyleigh f English (American)

Zyler m English (Modern)
Modern invention based on similar-sounding names such as Tyler, Skyler and Kyler.

Zyley f English (American)

Zylie f English (American)

Zylina f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Xylina.

Zyliyah f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Xylia.

Zylla f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zillah.

Zylpha f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zilpah; also see Zilpha.

Zymira f English
Most likely a variant of Zamira.

Zyna f English (Rare)

Zynthia f German, American (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Germanised spelling of Cynthia.... [more]

Zyon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Zion.

Zyona f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ziona.

Zyonna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Zyana.

Zyquan m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan with the popular prefix Zy-.

Zyquez m American (Modern, Rare)
Not available

Zyrell m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the phonetic prefix zy and the name Tyrell.

Zyren m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of the phonetic elements zy and ren.

Zyrenia f German (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Zyrenius.

Zyria f English (Rare)

Zyriah f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyria.

Zyrianna f English (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration of Zyria.

Zyrina f English (American)
This can be a variant of Cyrine or transferred from the (originally Russian) surname Zyrina (feminine form of Zyrin).

Zyron m African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the same sounds found in names such as Zion, Byron and Tyron.

Zyshawn m African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix zy with Shawn.

Zyshone m African American (Rare)
Variant of Zyshawn.

Zyshonne m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zyshawn. Some usage was generated in the late 1990s and early 2000s due to the fact that several media outlets wrongly identified this as the real name of American rapper Silkk the Shocker (1975-), for example he was called Zyshonne Miller by Jet magazine in May 1998 and by the Washington Post in September 2000... [more]

Zyva f English
Variaton of Ziva.

Zyx m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of the surname Zick, meaning "descendant of Sigo", or a diminutive of Isaac. It may also simply from the last three letters of the English alphabet (compare Abcde).