Zaynah

Zaynah was the #7,133 girls' name in the US in 2025 (15 babies), and #922 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Zaynah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Zaynah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Zaynah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#7,133 (15)#922 (38)—#2,475 (8)
2024#7,251 (15)#826 (45)—#2,445 (8)
2023#4,565 (30)#694 (52)—#2,027 (10)
2022#5,793 (21)#775 (47)—#3,228 (5)
2021#6,174 (19)#860 (41)——
2020#6,083 (19)#1,200 (27)——
2019#5,612 (22)#724 (53)—#3,266 (5)
2018#6,010 (20)#843 (44)—#3,286 (5)
2017#4,811 (28)#870 (44)—#3,307 (5)
2016#4,423 (32)#768 (51)—#2,383 (8)
2015#3,533 (44)#656 (62)—#2,179 (9)
2014#4,269 (34)#681 (58)—#3,316 (5)
2013#5,143 (26)#733 (54)—#1,913 (11)
2012#4,047 (37)#825 (46)—#2,601 (7)
2011#4,151 (35)#583 (69)#579 (5)#2,618 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2015 at #3,533.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1983.

How common is it?

about 1 in 110,000 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 110,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 6,700uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Zaynah is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 110,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 60,000 to 1 in 210,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Zaynah by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: 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: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Zaynah (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ZaynahCanadaGirls#2,4758
ZaynahEngland & WalesGirls#92238
ZaynahNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ZaynahScotlandGirls—too few
ZaynahUSGirls#7,13315