Zuko
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZOO-koh
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,035 for boys
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Zuko is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 3,035th for boys in the US (40 babies).
What does Zuko mean?
Modern: from Prince Zuko in the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender
Prince Zuko is the conflicted firebending prince of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008).
Is Zuko a girl's or a boy's name?
Zuko is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 40 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zuko in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 367% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Zuko, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2024, with 4 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Zuko in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
How popular is Zuko in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,035among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 40about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 198% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 40 boys in the US were named Zuko, making it the 3,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 54 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Zuko in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zuko in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | #3,035 |
| 2024 | 54 | #2,502 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,768 |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
Names like Zuko
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shko Yug Guto Minh Kairo Loki Rumi Yoan Yitzchok Taio Tai Mika
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Zuko: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zuko, updated 20 October 2026.