Ziggy is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #6112 in 2025 with 20 recorded births. This places Ziggy in the top 35% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2022 with 43 births ranking #3646. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 80,363 girls born was named Ziggy. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Ziggy is primarily a nickname rather than a full traditional name with one fixed meaning. Behind the Name says it is sometimes a diminutive of Polish names such as Zygmunt or Zbigniew, though in some cases it may simply be inspired by the English word zig.
The name picked up a major cultural boost from David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust persona. That pop-cultural layer sits on top of its older nickname roots.