Here is a list of German names that start with Z. The page includes German names for boys and girls from different eras, as well as last names.
The list is divided into several sections. The modern names are baby names and other names popular in the 2000s, while the traditional names are those common among people born in the 1900s. Some names that have remained popular over the years appear on both lists.
Most of the first names come from data provided by Beliebte-Vornamen.de, a site that lists the most common German names over the years. The surnames are the 1,000 German family names that are currently the most popular. All of the names also appear in my Random German Name Generator.
- Traditional Male German Names that Start with Z
- Modern Male German Names that Start with Z
- Traditional German Names that Start with Z
- Modern Female German Names that Start with Z
- German Last Names that Start with Z
There are more modern than traditional names on the lists because I used a larger pool of modern names. The 2000s data includes the 500 most common names today and the top 10 from previous years, while the 1900s data only includes the top 10 for each year. Therefore, the longer lists don’t necessarily mean that an initial has become more popular over time.
Diese Seite listet deutsche Namen auf, die mit Z beginnen, einschließlich der häufigsten Z-Namen aus den 1900er- und 2000er-Jahren. Die Liste ist in separate Abschnitte für traditionelle und moderne Z-Namen für Jungen, Mädchen und Nachnamen unterteilt.
Traditional 1900s German Male Names that Begin with Z
In the past, there were no common German boy names beginning with Z. The modern rise of Z names reflects more recent Arabic and international influences.
Popular 2000s German Male Baby Names Starting with Z
- Zaid
- Zain
- Zayn
- Zeyd
Classic Old German Girl Baby Names Beginning with Z
I haven’t found any examples of German female names beginning with Z that were popular in the past. This is because the letter Z was seldom used at the start of native Germanic words or name elements.
Modern German Girl Names in Germany, Letter Z
- Zahra
- Zarah
- Zehra
- Zeynep
- Zoe
- Zoey
- Zümra
Common German Surnames Beginning with Z
- Zander
- Zeidler
- Zeller
- Ziegler
- Zimmer
- Zimmermann
- Zink
- Zorn
- Zöller
About This List
I have made similar lists of German names for all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z:
- Names that Start with A
- Names that Start with B
- Names that Start with C
- Names that Start with D
- Names that Start with E
- Names that Start with F
- Names that Start with G
- Names that Start with H
- Names that Start with I
- Names that Start with J
- Names that Start with K
- Names that Start with L
- Names that Start with M
- Names that Start with N
- Names that Start with O
- Names that Start with P
- Names that Start with Q
- Names that Start with R
- Names that Start with S
- Names that Start with T
- Names that Start with U
- Names that Start with V
- Names that Start with W
- Names that Start with X
- Names that Start with Y
- Names that Start with Z
About Arimo Travels
My website, Arimo Travels, mostly focuses on sustainable travel, although I do write about other topics related to cultures and randomness as well. Besides a random German name generator, I have also created a random German city generator and written blog posts about my encounters in Germany.