THE RETURNED — LETTER Z
226 names under Z. Gone ten consecutive years or more, then reported again.
| Name | Sex | Longest absence | Returned | 2025 births | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaafir | M | 2007–2019 (13 yrs) | 2020 | 0 | 2006 · 5 |
| Zaaire | M | 2010–2023 (14 yrs) | 2024 | 8 | 2025 · 8 |
| Zabelle | F | 1923–2008 (86 yrs) | 2009 | 0 | 1922 · 6 |
| Zacarias | M | 1951–1961 (11 yrs) | 1962 | 43 | 2010 · 46 |
| Zaccari | M | 1998–2007 (10 yrs) | 2008 | 0 | 1996 · 5 |
| Zachariah | F | 1987–1997 (11 yrs) | 1998 | 0 | 1983 · 7 |
| Zachariah | M | 1893–1912 (20 yrs) | 1913 | 558 | 1992 · 874 |
| Zacharian | M | 1997–2008 (12 yrs) | 2009 | 0 | 1988 · 11 |
| Zacharias | M | 1931–1972 (42 yrs) | 1973 | 28 | 2016 · 94 |
| Zachary | M | 1901–1911 (11 yrs) | 1912 | 1646 | 1993 · 25,538 |
| Zachriah | M | 1993–2005 (13 yrs) | 2006 | 0 | 1992 · 5 |
| Zackary | M | 1922–1948 (27 yrs) | 1949 | 116 | 2001 · 1,386 |
| Zackie | M | 1917–1930 (14 yrs) | 1931 | 0 | 1938 · 8 |
| Zaddie | F | 1919–1928 (10 yrs) | 1929 | 0 | 1918 · 6 |
| Zadie | F | 1971–1988 (18 yrs) | 1989 | 85 | 2016 · 174 |
| Zadok | M | 1981–1996 (16 yrs) | 1997 | 21 | 2023 · 35 |
| Zaena | F | 1996–2007 (12 yrs) | 2008 | 0 | 1994 · 5 |
| Zaheim | M | 2004–2022 (19 yrs) | 2023 | 0 | 2001 · 6 |
| Zahia | F | 2002–2011 (10 yrs) | 2012 | 5 | 2012 · 7 |
| Zahida | F | 1981–2008 (28 yrs) | 2009 | 0 | 2021 · 6 |
| Zahiyah | F | 1998–2010 (13 yrs) | 2011 | 0 | 1997 · 5 |
| Zahmira | F | 2008–2024 (17 yrs) | 2025 | 7 | 2025 · 7 |
| Zahna | F | 1997–2008 (12 yrs) | 2009 | 0 | 1994 · 9 |
| Zahrya | F | 2009–2020 (12 yrs) | 2021 | 0 | 2003 · 9 |
| Zaidee | F | 1929–2001 (73 yrs) | 2002 | 7 | 2017 · 47 |
| Zailan | M | 2012–2022 (11 yrs) | 2023 | 0 | 2011 · 7 |
| Zailie | F | 2012–2024 (13 yrs) | 2025 | 6 | 2025 · 6 |
| Zaily | F | 1990–2003 (14 yrs) | 2004 | 11 | 2025 · 11 |
| Zainab | F | 1959–1973 (15 yrs) | 1974 | 338 | 2025 · 338 |
| Zaisha | F | 2006–2020 (15 yrs) | 2021 | 6 | 2023 · 11 |
| Zakaiyah | F | 2012–2022 (11 yrs) | 2023 | 0 | 2002 · 6 |
| Zakeem | M | 2009–2018 (10 yrs) | 2019 | 6 | 2021 · 8 |
| Zakera | F | 1998–2008 (11 yrs) | 2009 | 0 | 2010 · 6 |
| Zaky | M | 2007–2024 (18 yrs) | 2025 | 5 | 2006 · 5 |
| Zala | F | 1928–2001 (74 yrs) | 2002 | 31 | 2025 · 31 |
| Zale | M | 1952–1997 (46 yrs) | 1998 | 0 | 2019 · 17 |
| Zalia | F | 1932–1997 (66 yrs) | 1998 | 31 | 2023 · 46 |
| Zamaira | F | 2008–2018 (11 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 2019 · 6 |
| Zamian | M | 1997–2007 (11 yrs) | 2008 | 0 | 2019 · 6 |
| Zamiel | M | 2012–2021 (10 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 2022 · 6 |
| Zamien | M | 2007–2018 (12 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 2002 · 6 |
| Zamonte | M | 2011–2020 (10 yrs) | 2021 | 0 | 2010 · 6 |
| Zamuel | M | 2002–2013 (12 yrs) | 2014 | 0 | 2001 · 7 |
| Zamyla | F | 2010–2019 (10 yrs) | 2020 | 7 | 2023 · 11 |
| Zanaiah | F | 2014–2023 (10 yrs) | 2024 | 0 | 2024 · 6 |
| Zanayla | F | 2013–2023 (11 yrs) | 2024 | 6 | 2025 · 6 |
| Zander | M | 1935–1986 (52 yrs) | 1987 | 804 | 2013 · 1,600 |
| Zane | F | 1974–1984 (11 yrs) | 1985 | 0 | 1994 · 21 |
| Zanetta | F | 1997–2009 (13 yrs) | 2010 | 0 | 1971 · 22 |
| Zaneya | F | 2007–2022 (16 yrs) | 2023 | 0 | 2005 · 6 |
| Zanie | F | 1897–1914 (18 yrs) | 1915 | 0 | 1915 · 6 |
| Zanita | F | 1993–2004 (12 yrs) | 2005 | 0 | 1974 · 10 |
| Zanna | F | 1967–1982 (16 yrs) | 1983 | 6 | 2014 · 28 |
| Zannie | F | 1952–1971 (20 yrs) | 1972 | 0 | 1913 · 10 |
| Zanobia | F | 1977–1988 (12 yrs) | 1989 | 0 | 2018 · 10 |
| Zanovia | F | 1996–2005 (10 yrs) | 2006 | 12 | 2020 · 29 |
| Zanthia | F | 1957–1972 (16 yrs) | 1973 | 0 | 1973 · 7 |
| Zaragoza | M | 1944–1955 (12 yrs) | 1956 | 0 | 1915 · 12 |
| Zarak | M | 1972–1999 (28 yrs) | 2000 | 0 | 1957 · 8 |
| Zareh | M | 2007–2022 (16 yrs) | 2023 | 0 | 1991 · 6 |
| Zarela | F | 2008–2024 (17 yrs) | 2025 | 8 | 2006 · 24 |
| Zarella | F | 2007–2024 (18 yrs) | 2025 | 15 | 2025 · 15 |
| Zarely | F | 2007–2023 (17 yrs) | 2024 | 11 | 2025 · 11 |
| Zarena | F | 2010–2020 (11 yrs) | 2021 | 0 | 2021 · 7 |
| Zareth | M | 2014–2023 (10 yrs) | 2024 | 28 | 2025 · 28 |
| Zarifa | F | 1980–2006 (27 yrs) | 2007 | 5 | 1979 · 8 |
| Zarinah | F | 2002–2013 (12 yrs) | 2014 | 0 | 1978 · 17 |
| Zarita | F | 1959–1973 (15 yrs) | 1974 | 0 | 1958 · 7 |
| Zaryab | M | 2007–2016 (10 yrs) | 2017 | 0 | 2006 · 5 |
| Zaven | M | 1929–1985 (57 yrs) | 1986 | 29 | 2009 · 29 |
| Zaviera | F | 1979–2005 (27 yrs) | 2006 | 0 | 2010 · 10 |
| Zavious | M | 1989–2008 (20 yrs) | 2009 | 0 | 2009 · 6 |
| Zavius | M | 2007–2019 (13 yrs) | 2020 | 8 | 2025 · 8 |
| Zaya | M | 1998–2010 (13 yrs) | 2011 | 0 | 2018 · 9 |
| Zayda | F | 1957–1971 (15 yrs) | 1972 | 56 | 2020 · 109 |
| Zayland | M | 2010–2020 (11 yrs) | 2021 | 0 | 2022 · 13 |
| Zbigniew | M | 1953–1966 (14 yrs) | 1967 | 0 | 1952 · 11 |
| Zeak | M | 1913–2020 (108 yrs) | 2021 | 0 | 1912 · 6 |
| Zean | M | 2002–2012 (11 yrs) | 2013 | 0 | 2001 · 6 |
| Zeandre | M | 2000–2018 (19 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 1997 · 37 |
| Zebulon | M | 1892–1913 (22 yrs) | 1914 | 20 | 1979 · 125 |
| Zechariah | F | 2010–2024 (15 yrs) | 2025 | 5 | 2009 · 8 |
| Zed | M | 1899–1915 (17 yrs) | 1916 | 8 | 2018 · 18 |
| Zeda | F | 1954–2003 (50 yrs) | 2004 | 0 | 1926 · 14 |
| Zeddie | F | 1909–1926 (18 yrs) | 1927 | 0 | 1908 · 5 |
| Zeddie | M | 1935–1953 (19 yrs) | 1954 | 0 | 1918 · 6 |
| Zee | F | 1963–2012 (50 yrs) | 2013 | 0 | 1939 · 6 |
| Zee | M | 1977–2001 (25 yrs) | 2002 | 0 | 2019 · 10 |
| Zeek | M | 1992–2004 (13 yrs) | 2005 | 18 | 2017 · 27 |
| Zeena | F | 1923–1954 (32 yrs) | 1955 | 24 | 2022 · 36 |
| Zef | M | 2001–2010 (10 yrs) | 2011 | 0 | 1973 · 6 |
| Zeffie | F | 1930–1947 (18 yrs) | 1948 | 0 | 1927 · 12 |
| Zefram | M | 2001–2012 (12 yrs) | 2013 | 0 | 2000 · 5 |
| Zeida | F | 1979–1997 (19 yrs) | 1998 | 0 | 2005 · 9 |
| Zeila | F | 1995–2007 (13 yrs) | 2008 | 7 | 2020 · 8 |
| Zek | M | 1990–2014 (25 yrs) | 2015 | 0 | 2015 · 7 |
| Zel | M | 1972–2018 (47 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 2019 · 11 |
| Zela | F | 1958–2007 (50 yrs) | 2008 | 12 | 1916 · 21 |
| Zelene | F | 1958–1984 (27 yrs) | 1985 | 7 | 1990 · 11 |
| Zelenia | F | 1988–2017 (30 yrs) | 2018 | 0 | 2018 · 8 |
| Zelia | F | 1985–1995 (11 yrs) | 1996 | 33 | 2025 · 33 |
| Zelinda | F | 1962–1994 (33 yrs) | 1995 | 0 | 1951 · 11 |
| Zeline | F | 1958–2018 (61 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 1957 · 12 |
| Zell | M | 1956–1979 (24 yrs) | 1980 | 0 | 1919 · 16 |
| Zelle | F | 1923–2010 (88 yrs) | 2011 | 0 | 1892 · 6 |
| Zellie | F | 1944–2006 (63 yrs) | 2007 | 9 | 1918 · 12 |
| Zelma | M | 1889–1902 (14 yrs) | 1903 | 0 | 1921 · 12 |
| Zelmer | M | 1936–1945 (10 yrs) | 1946 | 0 | 1920 · 9 |
| Zelta | F | 1955–1964 (10 yrs) | 1965 | 0 | 1916 · 11 |
| Zemar | M | 2001–2011 (11 yrs) | 2012 | 0 | 2000 · 5 |
| Zen | M | 1970–1979 (10 yrs) | 1980 | 185 | 2022 · 256 |
| Zenah | F | 1999–2016 (18 yrs) | 2017 | 6 | 2025 · 6 |
| Zenani | F | 1991–2023 (33 yrs) | 2024 | 0 | 1990 · 8 |
| Zenas | M | 1957–1968 (12 yrs) | 1969 | 0 | 1988 · 21 |
| Zenayda | F | 1988–2000 (13 yrs) | 2001 | 0 | 2019 · 10 |
| Zenda | F | 1925–1936 (12 yrs) | 1937 | 0 | 1953 · 22 |
| Zene | F | 2002–2013 (12 yrs) | 2014 | 0 | 1999 · 5 |
| Zeneida | F | 1977–2001 (25 yrs) | 2002 | 0 | 1976 · 5 |
| Zenetta | F | 1972–1987 (16 yrs) | 1988 | 0 | 1971 · 5 |
| Zenida | F | 1983–2015 (33 yrs) | 2016 | 0 | 1982 · 5 |
| Zenita | F | 1929–1960 (32 yrs) | 1961 | 0 | 1975 · 7 |
| Zenith | F | 1972–1986 (15 yrs) | 1987 | 11 | 2023 · 26 |
| Zenith | M | 1938–2009 (72 yrs) | 2010 | 40 | 2022 · 59 |
| Zenna | F | 1944–1959 (16 yrs) | 1960 | 12 | 2023 · 24 |
| Zennia | F | 1989–2006 (18 yrs) | 2007 | 5 | 2023 · 9 |
| Zennie | F | 1889–1900 (12 yrs) | 1901 | 0 | 1920 · 11 |
| Zennie | M | 1911–1943 (33 yrs) | 1944 | 0 | 1910 · 5 |
| Zenola | F | 1961–1975 (15 yrs) | 1976 | 0 | 1953 · 9 |
| Zenona | F | 1915–1924 (10 yrs) | 1925 | 0 | 1914 · 5 |
| Zenora | F | 1960–2021 (62 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 1919 · 8 |
| Zenovia | F | 1927–1941 (15 yrs) | 1942 | 22 | 2022 · 39 |
| Zepha | F | 1892–1915 (24 yrs) | 1916 | 0 | 1891 · 7 |
| Zephyr | F | 1938–1980 (43 yrs) | 1981 | 29 | 2020 · 42 |
| Zera | F | 1956–1970 (15 yrs) | 1971 | 15 | 1921 · 23 |
| Zerelda | F | 1958–2014 (57 yrs) | 2015 | 0 | 1939 · 7 |
| Zerena | F | 2000–2014 (15 yrs) | 2015 | 0 | 2018 · 7 |
| Zerick | M | 1979–1988 (10 yrs) | 1989 | 0 | 2010 · 12 |
| Zerita | F | 1925–1941 (17 yrs) | 1942 | 0 | 1950 · 7 |
| Zerlene | F | 1940–1958 (19 yrs) | 1959 | 0 | 1937 · 5 |
| Zerlina | F | 1982–2002 (21 yrs) | 2003 | 0 | 1974 · 9 |
| Zerline | F | 1908–1917 (10 yrs) | 1918 | 0 | 1920 · 8 |
| Zeta | F | 1975–1998 (24 yrs) | 1999 | 16 | 2005 · 33 |
| Zetha | F | 1936–1961 (26 yrs) | 1962 | 0 | 1926 · 7 |
| Zetta | F | 1987–2000 (14 yrs) | 2001 | 5 | 1925 · 53 |
| Zettie | M | 1917–1957 (41 yrs) | 1958 | 0 | 1916 · 5 |
| Zevan | M | 2005–2017 (13 yrs) | 2018 | 0 | 2004 · 7 |
| Zeyla | F | 2004–2014 (11 yrs) | 2015 | 6 | 2019 · 10 |
| Zeyna | F | 1995–2007 (13 yrs) | 2008 | 10 | 2024 · 18 |
| Zhaki | M | 2003–2015 (13 yrs) | 2016 | 0 | 2016 · 6 |
| Zhander | M | 2005–2017 (13 yrs) | 2018 | 0 | 2004 · 5 |
| Zheng | M | 2003–2017 (15 yrs) | 2018 | 0 | 2002 · 6 |
| Ziar | M | 1998–2013 (16 yrs) | 2014 | 0 | 1997 · 5 |
| Zigmond | M | 1926–1970 (45 yrs) | 1971 | 0 | 1919 · 22 |
| Zigmund | M | 1958–2010 (53 yrs) | 2011 | 10 | 1917 · 54 |
| Zillah | F | 1952–1981 (30 yrs) | 1982 | 15 | 2024 · 20 |
| Zimbalist | M | 1962–1971 (10 yrs) | 1972 | 0 | 1961 · 8 |
| Zimmie | F | 1901–1918 (18 yrs) | 1919 | 0 | 1900 · 5 |
| Zina | M | 1917–1963 (47 yrs) | 1964 | 0 | 1916 · 5 |
| Zinia | F | 1965–2000 (36 yrs) | 2001 | 0 | 2003 · 11 |
| Zinna | F | 1970–2005 (36 yrs) | 2006 | 0 | 1964 · 7 |
| Zinnia | F | 1918–1941 (24 yrs) | 1942 | 174 | 2023 · 177 |
| Zion | M | 1918–1972 (55 yrs) | 1973 | 2496 | 2023 · 2,889 |
| Zionn | M | 2006–2016 (11 yrs) | 2017 | 0 | 2018 · 7 |
| Zipora | F | 1974–2011 (38 yrs) | 2012 | 0 | 1970 · 15 |
| Zipporah | F | 1925–1947 (23 yrs) | 1948 | 83 | 2018 · 86 |
| Zira | F | 1975–2001 (27 yrs) | 2002 | 17 | 2023 · 22 |
| Ziraili | F | 2007–2022 (16 yrs) | 2023 | 53 | 2025 · 53 |
| Ziraily | F | 2006–2024 (19 yrs) | 2025 | 7 | 2005 · 7 |
| Zisel | F | 2013–2024 (12 yrs) | 2025 | 6 | 1991 · 6 |
| Zishan | M | 1994–2009 (16 yrs) | 2010 | 0 | 2016 · 7 |
| Zishe | M | 1997–2017 (21 yrs) | 2018 | 0 | 2018 · 6 |
| Ziva | F | 1966–2004 (39 yrs) | 2005 | 134 | 2011 · 193 |
| Zivon | M | 2000–2013 (14 yrs) | 2014 | 0 | 2023 · 6 |
| Ziyaad | M | 2014–2023 (10 yrs) | 2024 | 0 | 2008 · 6 |
| Zo | F | 1958–2003 (46 yrs) | 2004 | 6 | 2017 · 40 |
| Zo | M | 2001–2013 (13 yrs) | 2014 | 7 | 2022 · 16 |
| Zoa | F | 1979–2001 (23 yrs) | 2002 | 18 | 2023 · 29 |
| Zoann | F | 1940–1954 (15 yrs) | 1955 | 0 | 1962 · 10 |
| Zoanne | F | 1970–2021 (52 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 1950 · 8 |
| Zobia | F | 2007–2021 (15 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 2022 · 7 |
| Zoeann | F | 1964–1997 (34 yrs) | 1998 | 0 | 1957 · 11 |
| Zoeanna | F | 2000–2018 (19 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 1999 · 5 |
| Zoelie | F | 2012–2021 (10 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 2011 · 8 |
| Zoella | F | 1922–2010 (89 yrs) | 2011 | 12 | 2022 · 41 |
| Zoen | M | 2010–2021 (12 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 2024 · 8 |
| Zofia | F | 1924–1953 (30 yrs) | 1954 | 86 | 2011 · 102 |
| Zofie | F | 2007–2016 (10 yrs) | 2017 | 0 | 2006 · 6 |
| Zohe | F | 2010–2020 (11 yrs) | 2021 | 0 | 2009 · 5 |
| Zoia | F | 1999–2022 (24 yrs) | 2023 | 0 | 1998 · 6 |
| Zoie | F | 1939–1959 (21 yrs) | 1960 | 177 | 2006 · 531 |
| Zoilo | M | 1991–2005 (15 yrs) | 2006 | 0 | 1986 · 5 |
| Zola | M | 1924–2017 (94 yrs) | 2018 | 0 | 1916 · 6 |
| Zolin | M | 2009–2018 (10 yrs) | 2019 | 7 | 2025 · 7 |
| Zollie | F | 1952–2002 (51 yrs) | 2003 | 0 | 1917 · 10 |
| Zolton | M | 1970–2013 (44 yrs) | 2014 | 0 | 1919 · 13 |
| Zondra | F | 1992–2003 (12 yrs) | 2004 | 0 | 1973 · 22 |
| Zonie | F | 1901–1914 (14 yrs) | 1915 | 0 | 1917 · 10 |
| Zonna | F | 1948–1959 (12 yrs) | 1960 | 0 | 1960 · 7 |
| Zora | M | 1964–2021 (58 yrs) | 2022 | 9 | 2022 · 10 |
| Zorah | F | 1913–1998 (86 yrs) | 1999 | 46 | 2023 · 50 |
| Zoraida | F | 1919–1935 (17 yrs) | 1936 | 6 | 1961 · 62 |
| Zorina | F | 2001–2010 (10 yrs) | 2011 | 8 | 1968 · 15 |
| Zorriah | F | 2001–2016 (16 yrs) | 2017 | 0 | 2000 · 5 |
| Zorya | F | 2001–2018 (18 yrs) | 2019 | 7 | 2022 · 8 |
| Zoya | F | 1964–1981 (18 yrs) | 1982 | 252 | 2022 · 358 |
| Zubaidah | F | 1974–2014 (41 yrs) | 2015 | 0 | 1973 · 5 |
| Zuberi | M | 1996–2021 (26 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 1977 · 7 |
| Zuhal | F | 2000–2018 (19 yrs) | 2019 | 11 | 2025 · 11 |
| Zuheily | F | 2010–2021 (12 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 2007 · 5 |
| Zujey | F | 1978–1995 (18 yrs) | 1996 | 0 | 1999 · 7 |
| Zula | F | 1968–2001 (34 yrs) | 2002 | 5 | 1922 · 127 |
| Zulekha | F | 1981–2009 (29 yrs) | 2010 | 0 | 1980 · 9 |
| Zulema | F | 1890–1904 (15 yrs) | 1905 | 64 | 1996 · 106 |
| Zuleyca | F | 1997–2006 (10 yrs) | 2007 | 0 | 2007 · 8 |
| Zully | F | 1956–1970 (15 yrs) | 1971 | 10 | 2008 · 43 |
| Zuma | F | 1927–1937 (11 yrs) | 1938 | 0 | 1918 · 15 |
| Zura | F | 1918–2019 (102 yrs) | 2020 | 0 | 2020 · 7 |
| Zuriah | M | 2011–2021 (11 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 2010 · 6 |
| Zyahna | F | 2014–2023 (10 yrs) | 2024 | 0 | 2013 · 6 |
| Zyani | F | 2010–2020 (11 yrs) | 2021 | 14 | 2025 · 14 |
| Zyare | M | 2006–2018 (13 yrs) | 2019 | 0 | 2005 · 5 |
| Zyda | F | 2011–2024 (14 yrs) | 2025 | 5 | 2010 · 6 |
| Zygmunt | M | 1967–2009 (43 yrs) | 2010 | 0 | 1917 · 34 |
| Zylphia | F | 1923–1941 (19 yrs) | 1942 | 0 | 1942 · 7 |
| Zymeire | M | 2012–2021 (10 yrs) | 2022 | 0 | 2011 · 6 |
| Zyree | F | 2014–2023 (10 yrs) | 2024 | 0 | 2008 · 6 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.
Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.
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