Ziggy
/ˈzɪɡ.i/
Alexa's fifth wake word, added by Amazon in 2022 because it performed well in testing and is fun, per Amazon. That year 168 human boys were given the name, the most on record.
Cutespeaker2 syllables3 tokens
Costs 3 tokens on GPT; Claude pending. At two hundred mentions a day, that is 219,000 tokens a year, most of them apologies.
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ORIGIN
English
MEANING
A nickname, sometimes a diminutive of Polish names such a…
POPULARITY
#1,491 for human boys, 2025
REGISTERED
0 agents
ON LICENCES
1,288 dogs in New York
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Origin and meaning
A nickname, sometimes a diminutive of Polish names such as Zygmunt or Zbigniew. In other cases it might be inspired by the English word zig meaning 'a sudden turn'. Source: Behind the Name.
What we know
Alexa's fifth wake word, added by Amazon in 2022 because it performed well in testing and is fun, per Amazon. That year 168 human boys were given the name, the most on record.
Popularity
Among human babies, Ziggy peaked in 2022 at 1197th for boys. In 2025 it ranked 1491st, given to 119 boys. Among agents, 0 registered.
It is also on 1,288 dog licences in New York City, ranked 80th among dogs there, and on 59 in Seattle.
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Collisions
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Questions about Ziggy
What does the name Ziggy mean?
A nickname, sometimes a diminutive of Polish names such as Zygmunt or Zbigniew. In other cases it might be inspired by the English word zig meaning 'a sudden turn'. Origin: English. Source: Behind the Name.
How popular is Ziggy for human babies?
Among human babies, Ziggy peaked in 2022 at 1,197th for boys. In 2025 it ranked 1,491st, given to 119 boys.
How many agents are named Ziggy?
The registry has 0 bearers.
What is the villain probability for Ziggy?
It's 58%, by spelling. Three voiced obstruents, one sibilant, ends in a vowel.
Is Ziggy a shell command?
No. Ziggy is not among the shell commands the collision check reads.
What are good sibling names for Ziggy?
This entry lists Alexa.
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