Dog Names That Start With Z

81 names More name lists Checked 9 Oct 2026

These dog names that start with Z come from real dogs: 81 different names starting with Z, shared by 3,301 licensed dogs in New York City records. The most popular come first, then girl and boy dog names, unisex picks, short names and rare ones.

Zoey and Zoe sit at the top of the Z list, two spellings of the same name. Ziggy comes third, and there are 81 Z names in total.

Z names tend to sound bright and energetic. Zeke, Zack and Zion are short male picks, while Zara, Zola, Zora and Zuri are popular with female dogs. Zephyr means a gentle breeze. Ziti, a pasta shape, is a fun food pick for any pup. Zen suits a calm, relaxed dog.

Dog names starting with Z: 81
Most popular: Zoey 742 dogs
Top girl name: Zoey
Top boy name: Ziggy

Most popular dog names that start with Z

#	Name	Dogs	Mostly
1	Zoey	742	girl
2	Zoe	622	girl
3	Ziggy	538	boy
4	Zeke	105	boy
5	Zara	76	girl
6	Zero	73	boy
7	Zola	62	girl
8	Zena	60	girl
9	Zack	56	boy
10	Zion	56	boy
11	Zuzu	56	girl
12	Zuri	47	girl
13	Zora	33	girl
14	Zachary	30	boy
15	Zadie	29	girl
16	Zephyr	29	boy
17	Zach	28	boy
18	Zen	28	both
19	Ziva	28	girl
20	Ziti	26	both
21	Zooey	26	girl
22	Zane	24	boy
23	Zsa	24	girl
24	Zaza	21	both
25	Zippy	20	boy
26	Zeppelin	19	both
27	Zac	18	boy
28	Zulu	18	both
29	Zoie	17	girl
30	Zoro	16	boy
31	Zues	16	boy
32	Zak	15	boy
33	Zia	14	girl
34	Zuki	14	girl
35	Zina	13	girl
36	Zeno	12	boy
37	Zucchini	11	both
38	Zeppole	10	both
39	Zipper	10	boy
40	Zander	9	boy
41	Zed	9	boy
42	Zhang	9	both
43	Zizou	9	boy
44	Zahara	8	girl
45	Zazie	8	girl
46	Zeb	8	boy
47	Zeena	8	girl
48	Zoya	8	girl
49	Zee	7	boy
50	Ziba	7	girl
51	Zsazsa	7	girl
52	Zucca	7	girl
53	Zumba	7	boy
54	Zasha	6	girl
55	Zebra	6	both
56	Zilla	6	girl
57	Zita	6	girl
58	Zoee	6	girl
59	Zoom	6	boy
60	Zula	6	girl

Girl dog names that start with Z

Zoey
Zoe
Zara
Zola
Zena
Zuzu
Zuri
Zora
Zadie
Ziva
Zooey
Zsa
Zoie
Zia
Zuki
Zina
Zahara
Zazie
Zeena
Zoya
Ziba
Zsazsa
Zucca
Zasha
Zilla
Zita
Zoee
Zula
Zaha
Zasu
Zella
Zira
Zizi
Zowie

Boy dog names that start with Z

Ziggy
Zeke
Zero
Zack
Zion
Zachary
Zephyr
Zach
Zane
Zippy
Zac
Zoro
Zues
Zak
Zeno
Zipper
Zander
Zed
Zizou
Zeb
Zee
Zumba
Zoom
Zacky
Zayn
Zayne
Zeca
Zeng
Zenith
Zev
Zo
Zucc
Zuccarello

Short dog names that start with Z

Four letters or fewer: easy to call at the park.

Zoey
Zoe
Zeke
Zara
Zero
Zola
Zena
Zack
Zion
Zuzu
Zuri
Zora
Zach
Zen
Ziva
Ziti
Zane
Zsa
Zaza
Zac
Zulu
Zoie
Zoro
Zues
Zak
Zia
Zuki
Zina
Zeno
Zed

Unique dog names that start with Z

Real names given to only a handful of dogs.

Zane
Zsa
Zaza
Zippy
Zeppelin
Zac
Zulu
Zoie
Zoro
Zues
Zak
Zia
Zuki
Zina
Zeno
Zucchini
Zeppole
Zipper
Zander
Zed
Zhang
Zizou
Zahara
Zazie
Zeb
Zeena
Zoya

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Questions people ask

What is the most popular dog name that starts with Z?

Zoey, given to 742 licensed dogs in New York City records.

What are good girl dog names that start with Z?

Zoey, Zoe, Zara, Zola, Zena, Zuzu, Zuri, Zora.

What are good boy dog names that start with Z?

Ziggy, Zeke, Zero, Zack, Zion, Zachary, Zephyr, Zach.

What are unique dog names that start with Z?

Zane, Zsa, Zaza, Zippy, Zeppelin, Zac, Zulu, Zoie were each given to only a few dogs.

Source: New York City dog licensing records (the open nycdogs dataset), with each licensed dog counted once. "Girl" or "boy" shows whether most dogs with the name were female or male. Brand, character and celebrity names are left out.

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