Zhane
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- zhah-NAY
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Zhane is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
Where does Zhane come from?
Modern: probably a respelling of Shane or Janae with a French-style zh sound
Is Zhane a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Zhane has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 13 boys in the US.
How popular is Zhane in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 31 girls.
Half of all the girls named Zhane in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Zhane in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #4,251 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1998 | 24 | #981 |
| 1997 | 31 | #822 |
| 1996 | 18 | #1,122 |
How popular is Zhane in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Zhane, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,231st. Its busiest year was 2008, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1995. 11 girls were also named Zhane in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Zhane in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 97% of the babies named Zhane in the US in 1995, and 46% in 2021.
Zhane in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,231 |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,947 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 21 | #4,461 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,530 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,392 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,241 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
Names like Zhane
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zyaire Zaire Zayden Zymir Zahir Jamir Zamir Kyaire Zayd Hamza Zakai Musa
Names related to Zhane
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zhane: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zhane, updated 20 October 2026.