Z may be the last letter of the alphabet, but it offers an interesting mix of baby girl names. Some feel familiar, while others have roots in languages and cultures from around the world.
If you’re searching for girl names that start with Z, this list includes the meaning or origin of each one. You can compare favorites as you narrow down the names that feel right for your family.
Girl Names That Start With Z
The names are grouped by style, making it easier to focus on the kinds of Z names you like most.
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According to the Social Security Administration, Zoe ranked No. 31 among U.S. girl names in 2025, making it the highest-ranking Z name in this section.1 The names below are listed alphabetically.
1. Zaniyah — An Arabic name meaning “corner.”
2. Zara — Hebrew for “blooming flower” and Arabic for “God remembers.”
3. Zariah — This name means “flower” in Arabic, “God has helped” in Hebrew, and “dawn” in Russian.
4. Zayla — Arabic for “night” or “dark beauty.”
5. Zaylee — In Greek, this name means “sea strength.”
6. Zelda — German for “gray fighting maid.”
7. Zendaya — This name means “to give thanks” in Shona.
8. Zoe — A Greek name meaning “life.”
9. Zoya — Russian for “life.”
10. Zuri — This name means “good” or “beautiful” in Kiswahili.
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1. Zahra — This Arabic name means “flower.”
2. Zainab — An Arabic name meaning “beauty” or “grace.”
3. Zaria — Arabic for “rose.”
4. Zariyah — This Arabic name means “scattering wind.”
5. Zaya — Arabic for “honest” or “hope.”
6. Zeta — This name comes from the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet.
7. Zhuri — In Kiswahili, this name means “good” or “beautiful.”
8. Zinnia — This flower name honors German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn.
9. Zoey — A Greek name meaning “life.”
10. Zora — This Slavic name means “dawn.”
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1. Zadie — Hebrew for “princess.”
2. Zee — A Chinese name meaning “to thank” or “to apologize.”
3. Zelie — This name means “noble” in French.
4. Zena — Greek for “hospitable” or “welcoming.”
5. Zephyr — In Greek, this name means “west wind.”
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6. Zia — A Hebrew name meaning “light.”
7. Ziggy — This name means “victory” in German.
8. Zilla — Hebrew for “shadow.”
9. Zita — Italian for “little girl” and Greek for “seeker.”
10. Zuzu — This Czech name means “lily.”
11. Zyri — The meaning and origin of this name are unknown.
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1. Zada — An Arabic name meaning “fortunate” or “prosperous.”
2. Zahava — Hebrew for “gold.”
3. Zella — This name means “lacking nothing, one who knows the way” in Bobangi.
4. Zera — Hebrew for “seeds” or “beginnings.”
5. Zion — In Hebrew, this name means “highest point.”
6. Ziva — This Hebrew name means “life.”
7. Zoanne — Greek for “life” and Hebrew for “grace.”
8. Zofia — Polish for “wisdom.”
9. Zolynn — In Greek, this name means “life.”
10. Zosia — This name means “wisdom” in Greek.
11. Zyla — Hebrew for “follower” or “shadow.”
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1. Zafira — This name means “to succeed” in Arabic.
2. Zahara — This name means “to shine” in Hebrew and “flower” in Swahili.
3. Zarina — A Persian name meaning “golden vessel.”
4. Zelma — German for “God helmet.”
5. Zen — This name means “meditation” in Japanese.
6. Zephyrine — Greek for “west wind.”
7. Zipporah — In Hebrew, this name means “bird.”
8. Zizi — This name means “pledged to God” in Kiswahili.
9. Zoeline — Greek for “life.”
10. Zorya — A Slavic name meaning “star.”
11. Zsazsa — Hungarian for “God is my oath.”
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1. Zafreen — Arabic for “victorious” and Urdu for “knowledgeable.”
2. Zehya — This name means “light” or “radiance” in Arabic.
3. Zenaida — Greek for “the life of Zeus.”
4. Zenith — An English name meaning “highest point” or “peak.”
5. Zenobia — This name means “the force of Zeus” in Greek.
6. Zerelda — This name has an unknown origin but means “brave warrior woman.”
7. Zerlin — An Arabic name meaning “beautiful dawn.”
8. Zeynep — Turkish for “beauty.”
9. Zuleika — This name means “fair, brilliant beauty” in Arabic.
10. Zurielle — In Hebrew, this name means “God is my rock.”
11. Zvezda — A Slavic and Russian name meaning “star.”
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1. Zacharina — This name means “God remembers” in Hebrew.
2. Zacqueline — French for “supplanter.”
3. Zahide — An Arabic name meaning “increase” or “growth.”
4. Zahira — This name means “helper” or “supporter” in Arabic.
5. Zaia — This Italian name means “wicker basket” or “cloth.”
6. Zala — Slovene for “rose.”
7. Zalika — In Arabic and Swahili, this name means “wellbore.”
8. Zamari — A Hebrew name with an unknown meaning.
9. Zambezi — This name means “the great river” in Tonga.
10. Zandra — Greek for “defending men.”
11. Zaneta — A Russian name meaning “God’s gracious gift.”
12. Zarabeth — Hebrew for “princess” or “blooming flower.”
13. Zaragosa — This is a Spanish name meaning “from the city of Zaragoza,” which is in Spain.
14. Zareen — This Persian name means “golden.”
15. Zatanna — The meaning and origin of this name are unknown.
16. Zatara — An Arabic name meaning “magical.”
17. Zaviera — Basque for “new house.”
18. Zayani — This name means “tell someone” in Arabic.
19. Zayley — English for “dry.”
20. Zazie — In French, this name means “pledged to God.”
21. Zea — Latin for “grain.”
22. Zealand — A Dutch name meaning “sea land.”
23. Zeborah — The origin and meaning of this name are unknown.
24. Zelene — This name means “zealous” or “ardent” in Hebrew.
25. Zelenia — Greek for “moon goddess.”
26. Zeline — This Hungarian name means “solemn.”
27. Zelmira — Arabic and Latin for “brilliant one.”
28. Zenna — A Greek name meaning “hospitable” or “welcoming.”
29. Zeppelin — German for “airship.”
30. Zetta — In Hebrew, this name means “olive.”
31. Zevidah — This name means “to give” in Hebrew.
32. Zhansaya — This Persian name means “soul” and “protection.”
33. Zhiva — A Proto-Slavic name meaning “radiance.”
34. Zhong — Chinese for “middle” or “loyalty.”
35. Zidana — The origin and meaning of this name are unknown.
36. Zifa — This name means “beautiful” in Bashkir.
37. Zinat — An Arabic name meaning “ornament.”
38. Zisel — This name means “blind” in Latin.
39. Ziska — An English name meaning “from France” or “free man.”
40. Zivit — In Hebrew, this name means “life.”
41. Zoa — Greek for “life.”
42. Zoella — This name means “life and girl” in English.
43. Zolania — The meaning and origin of “Zolania” are unknown.
44. Zorina — A Slavic name meaning “golden dawn.”
45. Zoyna — Urdu for “beautiful.”
46. Zulema — This Arabic name means “peace.”
47. Zuma — This name also means “peace” in Arabic.
48. Zurine — A Basque name meaning “white.”
49. Zusa — Yiddish for “sweet.”
50. Zuzanna — A Slavic name meaning “lily.”
51. Zvetlana — This Slavic name means “bright.”
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1. Zabel — An Armenian name meaning “pledged to God.”
2. Zabou — French for “God is my oath.”
3. Zaccaria — This name means “the Lord has remembered” in Hebrew.
4. Zachava — Hebrew for “golden.”
5. Zagora — A Slavic name meaning “behind the mountain.”
6. Zaire — This name means “the river that swallows all rivers” in Kikongo.
7. Zakelina — French for “supplanter.”
8. Zaley — In Greek, this name means “sea strength.”
9. Zaltana — A Native American name meaning “high mountain.”
10. Zamir — In Hebrew, this name means “nightingale.”
11. Zamora — Spanish for “wild olives.”
12. Zamya — This Arabic name has an unknown meaning.
13. Zamzam — An Arabic name for “abundant water.”
14. Zannor — The meaning and origin of this name are unknown.
15. Zanokulhe — This name means “come with goodness” in Zulu and Xhosa.
16. Zanovia — Greek for “life of Zeus.”
17. Zanyla — An Arabic name meaning “flower in heaven.”
18. Zaranitsa — Belorussian for “dawn.”
19. Zarja — This Slovene name means “dawn.”
20. Zarouhi — Armenian for “princess.”
21. Zathura — The origin and meaning of this name are unknown.
22. Zatrina — The origin and meaning of this name are also unknown.
23. Zauvadi — This name means “gift” in Swahili.
24. Zavala — Spanish for “fortress.”
25. Zayeeda — An Arabic name meaning “fortunate” or “prosperous.”
26. Zaynabu — Arabic for “beauty” and Swahili for “grace.”
27. Zdenka — This Czech name means “woman from Sidon.”
28. Zeena — In Greek, this name means “hospitable” or “welcoming.”
29. Zeeta — Italian for “little girl” and Greek for “seeker.”
30. Zeeva — This name means “life” in Hebrew.
31. Zefera — A Greek name meaning “west wind.”
32. Zeke — Hebrew for “God strengthens.”
33. Zeledonia — This is a Greek name for the bird called a swallow.
34. Zelig — This name means “blessed” or “happy” in Yiddish.
35. Zelima — An Arabic name meaning “helmet of God.”
36. Zelleana — French for “solemn.”
37. Zeltzin — In Nahuatl, this name means “delicate.”
38. Zenzi — A German name meaning “to grow.”
39. Zenzile — In Xhosa and Zulu, this name means “you are responsible for what you become.”
40. Zephyra — Greek for “west wind.”
41. Zeppelina — In German, this name means “airship.”
42. Zerene — This name is derived from a genus of yellow buttercup butterflies. The language of origin is unknown.
43. Zeresh — A Persian name meaning “misery.”
44. Zeruiah — Hebrew for “pain or tribulation of the Lord.”
45. Zerynthia — This is a genus of swallowtail butterflies. The origin is unknown.
46. Zhane — In Hebrew, this name means “God is gracious.”
47. Zhanna — Russian for “God is gracious.”
48. Zhenya — A Russian name meaning “wellbore.”
49. Zhihao — This name means “purpose” and “brave” in Chinese.
50. Zhyldyz — Kyrgyz for “star.”
51. Zhyrgal — In Kyrgyz, this name means “happiness.”
52. Ziazan — Armenian for “rainbow.”
53. Zibby — A Hebrew name meaning “God is my oath.”
54. Zibiah — This name means “roe” or “deer” in Hebrew.
55. Zigana — Hungarian for “gypsy.”
56. Zikano — The meaning and origin are unknown.
57. Zilke — German for “blind.”
58. Ziola — A Greek name meaning “lively.”
59. Zilpha — This name means “frailty” or “uncertain” in Hebrew.
60. Zippy — In Hebrew, this name means “bird.”
61. Zissy — Yiddish for “little sweet one.”
62. Zitkala — This name means “little bird” in Sioux.
63. Zivka — A Slavic name meaning “vigorous” or “lively.”
64. Zixi — This name was created by author L. Frank Baum.
65. Ziynet — Turkish for “ornament.”
66. Zlatozara — Bulgarian for “golden glow.”
67. Zlatuse — A Czech name meaning “gold.”
68. Zodwa — This name means “only girls” in Xhosa and Zulu.
69. Zografia — Greek for “painting” or “illustration.”
70. Zohar — This name means “light” or “brilliance” in Hebrew.
71. Zohndra — In Greek, this name means “defending men.”
72. Zohreh — A Persian name meaning “Venus.”
73. Zoila — Greek for “lively” or “piece of earth.”
74. Zonda — This is a Hebrew and Spanish name for a pass in the Andes Mountains.
75. Zorione — In Portuguese, this name means “happy.”
76. Zorrica — Latin for “dawn.”
77. Zosime — This name means “viable” in Greek and “survivor” in French.
78. Zowie — A Greek name meaning “life.”
79. Zrinka — This Slavic name means “from Zrin,” a village in Croatia.
80. Zsanett — Hungarian for “God is gracious.”
81. Zsanine — The meaning and origin of this name are unknown.
82. Zselyke — Hungarian for “desire.”
83. Zsoka — This name means “God is my oath” in Hungarian.
84. Zsuzsi — This Hungarian name means “lily.”
85. Zuba — Hebrew for “assisted.”
86. Zuelia — An Arabic name meaning “peace.”
87. Zulay — Turkish for “possessing the moon.”
88. Zumar — This name means “elm tree” in Basque.
89. Zumra — A Turkish name meaning “emerald.”
90. Zumrud — Persian for “emerald.”
91. Zungsu — The origin and meaning of this name are unknown.
92. Zuwena — A Swahili name meaning “good.”
93. Zuzela — This is both the name of a village in Poland and the name of one of Sitting Bull’s wives. It has Polish and Sioux origins, but its meaning remains unknown.
94. Zvjezdana — A Croatian name meaning “star.”
95. Zyon — Hebrew for “highest point.”
96. Zyranda — This name means “echo” or “reflection,” but its origin is unknown.
97. Zyria — An Arabic name meaning “princess.”
98. Zyta — This name means “to harvest” in English.
If a few Z names have caught your attention, keep them nearby for a few days and notice which ones you keep coming back to. Try each favorite with your last name, initials, and possible nicknames before narrowing your list further.
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