THE VANISHED — LETTER Z
137 names under Z. Below the federal reporting line for forty years or more.
| Name | Sex | First seen | Last seen | Peak | Total births |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zackie | M | 1916 | 1960 | 1938 · 8 | 50 |
| Zaddie | F | 1918 | 1929 | 1918 · 6 | 11 |
| Zan | F | 1942 | 1969 | 1955 · 11 | 114 |
| Zanda | F | 1956 | 1956 | 1956 · 7 | 7 |
| Zandel | M | 1960 | 1960 | 1960 · 5 | 5 |
| Zanette | F | 1965 | 1968 | 1965 · 5 | 10 |
| Zanie | F | 1896 | 1931 | 1915 · 6 | 26 |
| Zannie | F | 1904 | 1972 | 1913 · 10 | 140 |
| Zannie | M | 1912 | 1961 | 1940 · 12 | 144 |
| Zanthia | F | 1956 | 1973 | 1973 · 7 | 12 |
| Zaragosa | M | 1956 | 1956 | 1956 · 5 | 5 |
| Zaragoza | M | 1913 | 1956 | 1915 · 12 | 60 |
| Zarita | F | 1958 | 1974 | 1958 · 7 | 14 |
| Zaundra | F | 1967 | 1973 | 1967 · 5 | 10 |
| Zawdie | M | 1971 | 1971 | 1971 · 5 | 5 |
| Zay | F | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 · 6 | 6 |
| Zbigniew | M | 1952 | 1983 | 1952 · 11 | 28 |
| Zdenka | F | 1914 | 1916 | 1916 · 6 | 16 |
| Zearl | M | 1920 | 1927 | 1927 · 6 | 11 |
| Zebariah | M | 1985 | 1985 | 1985 · 5 | 5 |
| Zebbie | F | 1958 | 1958 | 1958 · 6 | 6 |
| Zebbie | M | 1916 | 1959 | 1925 · 10 | 99 |
| Zebdee | M | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 · 5 | 5 |
| Zeborah | F | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 · 5 | 5 |
| Zebra | F | 1957 | 1957 | 1957 · 5 | 5 |
| Zebrina | F | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 · 5 | 5 |
| Zebula | M | 1979 | 1979 | 1979 · 6 | 6 |
| Zebulah | M | 1979 | 1979 | 1979 · 7 | 7 |
| Zeddie | F | 1908 | 1940 | 1908 · 5 | 15 |
| Zeddie | M | 1906 | 1954 | 1918 · 6 | 63 |
| Zederick | M | 1975 | 1975 | 1975 · 5 | 5 |
| Zeffie | F | 1892 | 1948 | 1927 · 12 | 130 |
| Zelbert | M | 1938 | 1938 | 1938 · 5 | 5 |
| Zelda | M | 1932 | 1932 | 1932 · 5 | 5 |
| Zelder | F | 1932 | 1932 | 1932 · 5 | 5 |
| Zeldia | F | 1941 | 1941 | 1941 · 5 | 5 |
| Zeldon | M | 1927 | 1927 | 1927 · 5 | 5 |
| Zeljko | M | 1970 | 1970 | 1970 · 6 | 6 |
| Zell | F | 1898 | 1958 | 1925 · 21 | 370 |
| Zellamae | F | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 · 5 | 5 |
| Zellar | F | 1922 | 1922 | 1922 · 5 | 5 |
| Zellia | F | 1917 | 1917 | 1917 · 6 | 6 |
| Zellie | M | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 · 5 | 5 |
| Zelline | F | 1929 | 1929 | 1929 · 5 | 5 |
| Zelma | M | 1888 | 1944 | 1921 · 12 | 112 |
| Zelmadene | F | 1930 | 1930 | 1930 · 5 | 5 |
| Zelmarie | F | 1925 | 1925 | 1925 · 6 | 6 |
| Zelmer | F | 1914 | 1924 | 1924 · 6 | 16 |
| Zelmer | M | 1918 | 1946 | 1920 · 9 | 52 |
| Zelmodene | F | 1930 | 1931 | 1930 · 5 | 10 |
| Zelna | F | 1914 | 1929 | 1922 · 11 | 45 |
| Zelpha | F | 1886 | 1957 | 1916 · 39 | 956 |
| Zelphia | F | 1886 | 1970 | 1921 · 19 | 414 |
| Zelta | F | 1915 | 1965 | 1916 · 11 | 164 |
| Zelva | F | 1915 | 1927 | 1915 · 7 | 24 |
| Zendell | M | 1959 | 1961 | 1959 · 7 | 12 |
| Zendra | F | 1975 | 1976 | 1975 · 12 | 20 |
| Zendre | F | 1975 | 1976 | 1976 · 22 | 35 |
| Zenis | M | 1927 | 1927 | 1927 · 5 | 5 |
| Zenja | F | 1968 | 1971 | 1970 · 26 | 47 |
| Zennie | F | 1888 | 1949 | 1920 · 11 | 113 |
| Zennie | M | 1910 | 1944 | 1910 · 5 | 10 |
| Zenoba | F | 1920 | 1922 | 1920 · 6 | 12 |
| Zenola | F | 1915 | 1976 | 1953 · 9 | 101 |
| Zenolia | F | 1931 | 1931 | 1931 · 5 | 5 |
| Zenona | F | 1914 | 1925 | 1914 · 5 | 10 |
| Zenorah | F | 1926 | 1926 | 1926 · 5 | 5 |
| Zenos | M | 1925 | 1925 | 1925 · 6 | 6 |
| Zenus | M | 1913 | 1913 | 1913 · 5 | 5 |
| Zeola | F | 1899 | 1967 | 1913 · 24 | 561 |
| Zepha | F | 1889 | 1939 | 1891 · 7 | 50 |
| Zepher | F | 1920 | 1920 | 1920 · 5 | 5 |
| Zephery | M | 1955 | 1955 | 1955 · 5 | 5 |
| Zeporia | F | 1972 | 1972 | 1972 · 5 | 5 |
| Zera | M | 1916 | 1920 | 1916 · 5 | 10 |
| Zerita | F | 1922 | 1962 | 1950 · 7 | 51 |
| Zerlene | F | 1937 | 1959 | 1937 · 5 | 15 |
| Zerline | F | 1907 | 1949 | 1920 · 8 | 66 |
| Zetha | F | 1906 | 1962 | 1926 · 7 | 64 |
| Zettie | F | 1884 | 1966 | 1924 · 49 | 1,458 |
| Zettie | M | 1916 | 1958 | 1916 · 5 | 10 |
| Zhivago | M | 1980 | 1980 | 1980 · 5 | 5 |
| Ziba | M | 1916 | 1916 | 1916 · 5 | 5 |
| Zida | F | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 · 5 | 5 |
| Ziggie | M | 1919 | 1919 | 1919 · 5 | 5 |
| Zigmond | M | 1912 | 1971 | 1919 · 22 | 144 |
| Zigmont | M | 1915 | 1921 | 1915 · 10 | 39 |
| Zigmunt | M | 1914 | 1925 | 1921 · 10 | 49 |
| Zikomo | M | 1978 | 1978 | 1978 · 5 | 5 |
| Zilda | F | 1897 | 1925 | 1916 · 8 | 66 |
| Zilla | F | 1882 | 1951 | 1918 · 14 | 288 |
| Zillie | F | 1900 | 1923 | 1900 · 7 | 39 |
| Zilpah | F | 1881 | 1881 | 1881 · 9 | 9 |
| Zilpha | F | 1880 | 1943 | 1918 · 24 | 570 |
| Zilphia | F | 1888 | 1950 | 1920 · 16 | 199 |
| Zimbabwe | M | 1981 | 1981 | 1981 · 5 | 5 |
| Zimbalist | M | 1961 | 1972 | 1961 · 8 | 13 |
| Zimmie | F | 1900 | 1919 | 1900 · 5 | 10 |
| Zina | M | 1916 | 1964 | 1916 · 5 | 10 |
| Zinda | F | 1951 | 1967 | 1963 · 8 | 31 |
| Zoann | F | 1939 | 1972 | 1962 · 10 | 57 |
| Zobeida | F | 1969 | 1981 | 1969 · 10 | 26 |
| Zoeanne | F | 1961 | 1961 | 1961 · 5 | 5 |
| Zolar | F | 1916 | 1916 | 1916 · 5 | 5 |
| Zoma | F | 1913 | 1930 | 1913 · 6 | 17 |
| Zon | M | 1970 | 1979 | 1970 · 5 | 15 |
| Zonda | F | 1954 | 1971 | 1967 · 8 | 49 |
| Zonie | F | 1888 | 1937 | 1917 · 10 | 77 |
| Zonna | F | 1947 | 1970 | 1960 · 7 | 23 |
| Zonnie | F | 1907 | 1951 | 1925 · 12 | 165 |
| Zonnie | M | 1957 | 1966 | 1966 · 6 | 11 |
| Zonya | F | 1960 | 1975 | 1970 · 12 | 70 |
| Zorana | F | 1969 | 1979 | 1974 · 14 | 102 |
| Zorica | F | 1973 | 1976 | 1974 · 6 | 16 |
| Zorita | F | 1950 | 1960 | 1950 · 5 | 10 |
| Zorka | F | 1914 | 1929 | 1915 · 6 | 45 |
| Zsa | F | 1967 | 1971 | 1971 · 7 | 17 |
| Zshakira | F | 1983 | 1983 | 1983 · 5 | 5 |
| Zsolt | M | 1960 | 1969 | 1960 · 6 | 11 |
| Zubie | F | 1918 | 1918 | 1918 · 5 | 5 |
| Zudie | F | 1898 | 1898 | 1898 · 5 | 5 |
| Zudora | F | 1914 | 1918 | 1915 · 28 | 51 |
| Zuella | F | 1914 | 1925 | 1922 · 6 | 26 |
| Zui | M | 1959 | 1959 | 1959 · 6 | 6 |
| Zular | F | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 · 5 | 5 |
| Zulene | F | 1925 | 1926 | 1925 · 5 | 10 |
| Zulla | F | 1925 | 1925 | 1925 · 5 | 5 |
| Zulmira | F | 1921 | 1921 | 1921 · 5 | 5 |
| Zuma | F | 1889 | 1938 | 1918 · 15 | 140 |
| Zunilda | F | 1982 | 1982 | 1982 · 6 | 6 |
| Zuwena | F | 1973 | 1974 | 1974 · 7 | 12 |
| Zygmond | M | 1915 | 1915 | 1915 · 10 | 10 |
| Zygmont | M | 1915 | 1925 | 1919 · 10 | 50 |
| Zygmund | M | 1909 | 1929 | 1922 · 17 | 168 |
| Zylpha | F | 1892 | 1924 | 1910 · 8 | 84 |
| Zylphia | F | 1910 | 1942 | 1942 · 7 | 29 |
| Zyndall | M | 1959 | 1960 | 1960 · 9 | 14 |
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.
A collection of THE MUSEUM OF HOPEFUL MACHINES