Ziggy
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZIG-ee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #393 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,486 for boys
Ziggy is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “victory”. In 2025 it ranked 393rd for boys in the UK (119 babies) and 1,486th for boys in the US (119 babies).
What does Ziggy mean?
Germanic: pet form of Sigmund or Siegfried
“victory”
A pet form of names such as Sigmund; David Bowie's 1972 stage character Ziggy Stardust made it famous.
Is Ziggy a girl's or a boy's name?
Ziggy is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 119 boys in the UK and 20 girls and 119 boys in the US.
How popular is Ziggy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #393among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 119about 1 in 2,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 119 boys in the UK were named Ziggy, making it the 393rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 478th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 146 boys. 11 girls were also named Ziggy in 2025 (2,509th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Ziggy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 372nd in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
Ziggy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | #393 |
| 2024 | 128 | #377 |
| 2023 | 115 | #398 |
| 2022 | 119 | #395 |
| 2021 | 146 | #350 |
| 2020 | 92 | #478 |
| 2019 | 66 | #618 |
| 2018 | 64 | #627 |
| 2017 | 47 | #796 |
| 2016 | 51 | #738 |
| 2015 | 37 | #906 |
| 2014 | 34 | #948 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,433 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,205 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Ziggy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,486among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 119about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 119 boys in the US were named Ziggy, making it the 1,486th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,368th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 168 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988. 20 girls were also named Ziggy in 2025 (5,916th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Ziggy than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Ziggy in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 14% of the babies named Ziggy in the US were girls.
Ziggy in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 119 | #1,486 |
| 2024 | 144 | #1,332 |
| 2023 | 132 | #1,397 |
| 2022 | 168 | #1,191 |
| 2021 | 140 | #1,325 |
| 2020 | 129 | #1,368 |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,548 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,885 |
| 2017 | 57 | #2,294 |
| 2016 | 46 | #2,660 |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,721 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,703 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,187 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,804 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,452 |
| 2009 | 39 | #2,990 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,265 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
Names like Ziggy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ozzy Remy Kairo Albie Zion Luca Koa Lando Bodhi Yunus Rafferty Yusuf
More Germanic names
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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, “Ziggy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ziggy, updated 20 October 2026.