Zazie
Zazie is a feminine given name and hypocorism for names such as Elizabeth and Isabelle. It is often used in reference to the child character in the 1961 French film Zazie dans le Métro. Other prominent bearers of the name are the French singer-songwriter Zazie and the German-American actress Zazie Beetz.
Meaning & Origin of Zazie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zazie is a feminine given name and hypocorism for names such as Elizabeth and Isabelle. It is often used in reference to the child character in the 1961 French film Zazie dans le Métro. Other prominent bearers of the name are the French singer-songwriter Zazie and the German-American actress Zazie Beetz.
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The Story of Zazie
Zazie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2017, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 20 Zazies were born — ranking #5,978 that year. As of 2026, Zazie ranks #9,490 for baby girls with 8 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 111 Zazies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Zazie
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- Zazie Beetz (born 1991), German and American actress
- Zazie (Isabelle de Truchis de Varennes, born 1964), French pop singer and songwriter
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Names that sound like Zazie
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About the name Zazie
Zazie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 111 births in the dataset. Zazie's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #5,978. Use the chart and map above to compare Zazie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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