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What does Zane mean?
Zane 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced zayne. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Zane is "God is gracious". Possibly a variant of Hebrew John, or a variant of a Scandinavian surname. Western writer Zane Grey.
ENDS WITH -ne
ASSOCIATED WITH gracious, scandinavian, surname
Variations
RELATIONS VIA JOHN Anno, Ean, Eian, Euan, Evan, Ewan, Gian, Hannes, Hanno, Hans▼, Hansel, Hansl, Iain, Ian▲, Ivan▲, Ivann, Iwan, Jack, Jan▼, Janek, Janko, Janne, Janos, Jean▼, Jens, Jian, Jon▼, Jona, Juan▼, Sean▼, Seann, Shane▼, Vanek, Vanko, Vanya, Yanni, Yanno
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Zane Baron (Z.B.), ..
How popular is Zane?
Zane is a somewhat prominent first name for males (#820 out of 1220, Top 67%) and an even more prominent surname for both adults and children (#10665 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Zane entered the list in 1920-1929 and reached its apex rank of #200 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
John (#27 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Jack (#28), Ian (#79), Evan (#86), Ivan (#133), Juan (#139), Sean (#269), Shane (#372), Zayne (#404), Zain (#587), Jon (#754), Ean (#1101), Gian (#1221), Jean (#1240), Hans (#1446), Ewan (#1603), Jan (#1844), Zaine (#1997), Iain, Hansel, Eian, Jens, Hannes and Euan are the prominent related forms of Zane (#200). Other forms, like Janne, are uncommon. These forms of Zane were at the apex of their popularity 138 years ago (AVERAGE #1478) and are now much less common (#1021, ▼74.6%), with forms like Jon becoming somewhat outmoded. The most trendy names for newborns in this compilation are Zane, Zayne, Ivan, Zain and Ian.
Similar Names
Zane▲ is pronounced similarly to Cian, Swaine, Swayne, Xan, Zan, Zann and Zion▲. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arne, Bane, Bayne, Blane, Caine, Carne, Chane, Crane, Daine, Dane, Dayne, Deane, Dene, Doane, Duane▼, Dwane, Enne, Faine, Fane, Gaine, Gayne, Gene▼, June, Kaine, Kane▲, Kayne, Keane, Laine, Lane▲, Layne▲, Mayne, Paine, Payne, Raine, Rane, Rayne, Rene▼, Roane, Rune, Ryne▼, Thane, Tune, Vane, Wayne▼, Zach, Zack, Zak, Zaki, Zale, Zander▲, Zared, Zarek, Zayle, Zeke▲, Zeno, Zino and Zuni. These names tend to be less commonly used than Zane.
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