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Zane

Zane: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God is gracious”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ZAYN · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Usually treated as an English form of Zayn or as a surname-name influenced by John via Jane-related forms; in given-name use it is commonly explained as a variant of John through Zan. Its history is mixed, but the standard meaning follows John.

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How popular is Zane?

2024332 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Zane in 20241,105

2024 rank#306 boys

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 188056,155

Zane has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Zane

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Zaynebeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew

Zane questions

What does the name Zane mean?

Zane means "God is gracious". It comes from Hebrew. Usually treated as an English form of Zayn or as a surname-name influenced by John via Jane-related forms; in given-name use it is commonly explained as a variant of John through Zan. Its history is mixed, but the standard meaning follows John.

Is Zane a boy or girl name?

Zane is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Zane?

1,105 US babies were named Zane in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Zane?

Zane is usually pronounced ZAYN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.