Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- daughter of the prophet
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Zainab
Pronunciation
za(i)-nab
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #807, 338 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 338 |
| 2024 | 316 |
| 2023 | 307 |
| 2022 | 298 |
| 2021 | 280 |
| 2020 | 264 |
| 2019 | 294 |
| 2018 | 280 |
| 2017 | 308 |
| 2016 | 301 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #128, 444 births); most recent 2025 (rank #128, 385 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 385 |
| 2024 | 360 |
| 2023 | 324 |
| 2022 | 306 |
| 2021 | 307 |
| 2020 | 380 |
| 2019 | 348 |
| 2018 | 360 |
| 2017 | 376 |
| 2016 | 410 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #706, 63 births); most recent 2023 (rank #681, 61 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 61 |
| 2022 | 63 |
| 2021 | 53 |
| 2020 | 50 |
| 2019 | 49 |
| 2018 | 53 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2016 | 47 |
| 2015 | 41 |
| 2014 | 36 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #276, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #276, 15 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 16 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #174, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #217, 17 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #290, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #264, 13 births); most recent 2023 (rank #294, 11 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence