Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Zane

Gender

Male

Origin

Arabic
Beloved
African
Well-born, noble (Swahili)
Egyptian

Syllables

1

Themes

  • Surname

Pronunciation

z(a)-ne

Famous People

Author Zane Gray

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #199, 2,031 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 1,051 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #4686, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #8048, 13 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,051–
20241,105–
20231,22313
20221,34413
20211,4889
20201,3607
20191,5998
20182,0318
20171,96015
20161,8749

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #234, 208 births); most recent 2025 (rank #357, 118 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #2115, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20251186
202410913
2023855
20221005
20211075
2020924
2019111–
201894–
201795–
2016963

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #5010, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
20223
20213
2020–
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #387, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20254
20244
20239
20229
20218
20204
20196
20184
20179
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #263, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #762, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20253
20249
20235
20225
20215
20203
2019–
2018–
20177
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #348, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20234
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #163, 29 births); most recent 2023 (rank #318, 10 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202310
202221
202114
202010
201915
201819
201729
201617
201519
20148

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence