Name Legacy

Zaynab

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Zaynab was most popular in 2016, when 146 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,766 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,772, with 144 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,509 people named Zaynab.

Most popular in2016
Rank that year#2,766
Births that year146
Total since 18802,509
Given to100% girls

Zaynab over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Zaynab’s peak in 2016. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Zaynab a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Zaynab is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,509 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Zaynab

Where Zaynab is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org