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Zane

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Zane: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2016–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2016 to 2025, ranging from #2115 to #5785.2016202020212022202320242025#2115#5785
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2016#5785
2020#4535
2021#3961
2022#3970
2023#4056
2024#2115
2025#3705

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #357 among boys in England and Wales, #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1987–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1987

    First recorded at #100 among boys in New Zealand in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1987–2002

    Highest recorded position: #70 among boys in New Zealand, in 2000 (recorded 1987–2002).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1987 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #70 in New Zealand in 2000.

Zane's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#37056HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#357118HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#211513HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#382109HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#40565HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#47285HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#39705HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#420100HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#39615HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#401107HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#45354HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#43692HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#388111HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#44094HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#44395HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#57853HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#43596HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#42397HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#341132HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#355115HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#297154HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#233208HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#283161HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#273161HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#242180HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#287137HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#282127HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#37085HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#41766HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#53743HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#42653HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#42850HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#43648HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#50739HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#73822HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#60028HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#68023HighVerified
2008New South Wales, Australiamale#96107InsufficientNot yet available
2006New South Wales, Australiamale#95105InsufficientNot yet available
2005New South Wales, Australiamale#88109InsufficientNot yet available
2004New South Wales, Australiamale#91100InsufficientNot yet available
2002New South Wales, Australiamale#9693InsufficientNot yet available
2001New South Wales, Australiamale#9392InsufficientNot yet available
2002New Zealandmale#8758HighVerified
2001New Zealandmale#8364HighVerified
2000New Zealandmale#7077HighVerified
1998New Zealandmale#8956HighVerified
1997New Zealandmale#9652HighVerified
1994New Zealandmale#8071HighVerified
1993New Zealandmale#8962HighVerified
1992New Zealandmale#9263HighVerified
1991New Zealandmale#8368HighVerified
1990New Zealandmale#7777HighVerified
1989New Zealandmale#8565HighVerified
1987New Zealandmale#10048HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#3484HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#4143HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#3873HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#3284HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#6764HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#3969HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#4079HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#4148HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5066HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#6354HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#3949HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6154HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#5505HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#7183HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#4906HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4934HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#4035HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#3829HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Zane is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Zane, between 1987 and 2025, in 37 of those 39 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1987–200212#70 in 2000
England and Wales1996–202530#233 in 2011
New South Wales, Australia2001–20086#88 in 2005
Republic of Ireland2005–202518#394 in 2017
Northern Ireland2008–20237#328 in 2008
Scotland20241#382 in 2024

Its high point came 24 years earlier in New Zealand (2000) than in Scotland (2024).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1987 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #70 in New Zealand in 2000. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.