# Zane (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/zane/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /zeɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 57,228 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 56,664 / 564 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 2,977, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* The usage seems to date from the American writer Zane Grey (1875-1939), born Pearl Zane Gray. It was the surname of his mother's family, of unknown meaning. * Sometimes explained as a form of John because of the resemblance to Shane, or because Italian surnames such as Zanelli and Zanetto derive from the equivalent name Giovanni. * In some cases, a respelling of Zayn, which is of Arabic origin.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 | 11,442 |
| 2010 | 10 | 11,231 |
| 2011 | 8 | 13,327 |
| 2012 | 6 | 16,814 |
| 2013 | 8 | 13,120 |
| 2014 | 7 | 14,532 |
| 2015 | 12 | 9,470 |
| 2016 | 9 | 11,760 |
| 2017 | 15 | 7,828 |
| 2018 | 8 | 12,438 |
| 2019 | 8 | 12,428 |
| 2020 | 7 | 13,431 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11,123 |
| 2022 | 13 | 8,524 |
| 2023 | 13 | 8,480 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,609 | 221 |
| 2012 | 1,595 | 224 |
| 2013 | 1,747 | 215 |
| 2014 | 1,699 | 224 |
| 2015 | 1,670 | 232 |
| 2016 | 1,875 | 211 |
| 2017 | 1,962 | 202 |
| 2018 | 2,033 | 199 |
| 2019 | 1,600 | 238 |
| 2020 | 1,362 | 258 |
| 2021 | 1,488 | 238 |
| 2022 | 1,345 | 258 |
| 2023 | 1,226 | 276 |
| 2024 | 1,112 | 305 |
| 2025 | 1,051 | 324 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4,535 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,961 |
| 2022 | 5 | 3,970 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4,056 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2,115 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,705 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 208 | 233 |
| 2012 | 154 | 297 |
| 2013 | 115 | 355 |
| 2014 | 132 | 341 |
| 2015 | 97 | 423 |
| 2016 | 96 | 435 |
| 2017 | 95 | 443 |
| 2018 | 94 | 440 |
| 2019 | 111 | 388 |
| 2020 | 92 | 436 |
| 2021 | 107 | 401 |
| 2022 | 100 | 420 |
| 2023 | 85 | 472 |
| 2024 | 109 | 382 |
| 2025 | 118 | 357 |

## People named Zane

- Zane Grey, American novelist (1872–1939)
- Zane Holtz, Canadian actor
- Zane Maloney, Barbadian racing driver
- Zane Phillips, American actor
- Zane Huett, American actor
- Levi Miller, Australian actor and model
- Sematary, American rapper (born 2000)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.