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Zainab

girls’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Zainab is ranked 853rd among girls in 2024 (316 births). Its best rank was 853rd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024
#853up 24 from 2023
Births in 2024
3160.02% of girls
Peak year
2024316 births
Best rank
#853in 2024
Since 1957
6,985people given the name
Babies named Zainab, by year of birthgirls
012525037550018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

6,985 girls have been named Zainab in the United States since 1957, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 316 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2013, and the 2010s alone account for 39%. It has spent 12 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
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By decade

Decadegirls named Zainab
1950s12
1970s47
1980s265
1990s777
2000s1,699
2010s2,720
2020s1,465

In 2024, its biggest year

Zainab was the 853rd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Zainab

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

Other spellings in the data

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.