Zane is a distinctive choice, ranked #357 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Zane in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#357
US Rank #324
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About the Name Zane
Zane is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 2419 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #233 in 2011 โ and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Zane is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Zane in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #306, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Zane
Frank Zane โ Frank Zane is a retired American professional bodybuilder and author.
Zane Monlouis โ Zane Monlouis is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.
Zane Tetevano โ Zane Tetevano is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop and represented the Cook Islands, New Zealand, and the New Zealand Mฤori at international level.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Zane
Unlikely. With around 118 UK babies named Zane per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Zane in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Zane has been fairly steady, ranked #357 in 2025 against #436 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #233 in 2011.
Zane is more popular in the US (#306) than in the UK (#2116). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Zane include: Frank Zane, Zane Monlouis and Zane Tetevano. Short summaries for each appear below.
Zane appears in the US top 500 at #306 in 2024 โ moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
118
UK babies named Zane (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.3
In a school of 600
↑ 79 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Zane
Almost certainly the only Zane in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Zane Tetevano is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop and represented the Cook Islands, New Zealand, and the New Zealand Mฤori at international level.