NameTides

Zainab

Zainab was the #807 girls' name in the US in 2025 (338 babies), and #128 in England & Wales and #228 in Canada.

Zainab as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Zainab as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaIrelandNorthern IrelandUS
Zainab as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#807 (338)#128 (385)#217 (17)#290 (5)#273 (15)#228 (134)
2024#848 (319)#138 (360)#275 (13)—#441 (8)#260 (115)
2023#876 (307)#156 (324)#323 (11)—#495 (7)#202 (138)
2022#918 (298)#163 (306)#248 (15)—#420 (9)#312 (94)
2021#942 (280)#170 (307)#363 (9)#446 (3)#517 (7)#325 (100)
2020#964 (264)#133 (380)#229 (16)—#410 (9)#300 (104)
2019#904 (294)#146 (348)#286 (13)—#551 (6)#324 (98)
2018#948 (280)#143 (360)#324 (11)—#280 (16)#302 (108)
2017#883 (308)#142 (376)#253 (16)—#396 (10)#275 (118)
2016#915 (301)#137 (410)#383 (9)—#661 (5)#333 (102)
2015#941 (288)#142 (392)#236 (17)—#431 (10)#313 (106)
2014#898 (302)#131 (413)#174 (27)—#404 (11)#346 (98)
2013#968 (260)#129 (420)#232 (18)—#587 (6)#271 (119)
2012#1,026 (247)#129 (434)#278 (16)—#677 (5)#319 (101)
2011#1,120 (219)#141 (395)#317 (12)—#510 (8)#359 (92)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #807.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1957.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,800 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,800uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 660common
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Zainab is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,500 to 1 in 4,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zainab by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #617WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #502MNIllinois: #337ILMichigan: #272MINew York: #334NYMassachusetts: #682MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #871PANew Jersey: #667NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #908CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #703CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #541VAMaryland: #511MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: #676GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #901TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Zainab (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#14974
Quebec2025#46610

Zainab (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZainabCanadaGirls#228134
ZainabEngland & WalesGirls#128385
ZainabIrelandGirls#27315
ZainabNorthern IrelandGirls#2905
ZainabScotlandGirls#21717
ZainabUSGirls#807338