Is Zain a boy or girl name?
Zain is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 532 boys were named Zain, so 2.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.3% of the 9,712 US babies named Zain were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #555
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,909
- Babies named Zain since 1968
- 9,712
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 550 babies
Boys and girls named Zain, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 762 | 38 | 4.8% |
| 2000s | 2,131 | 64 | 2.9% |
| 2010s | 3,758 | 162 | 4.1% |
| 2020s | 2,560 | 53 | 2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 532 | #555 | 12 | #8,909 |
| 2023 | 532 | #550 | 7 | #13,412 |
| 2022 | 535 | #558 | 13 | #8,512 |
| 2021 | 476 | #587 | 9 | #11,110 |
| 2020 | 485 | #574 | 12 | #8,930 |
| 2019 | 526 | #539 | 24 | #5,440 |
| 2018 | 466 | #587 | 20 | #6,236 |
| 2017 | 399 | #650 | 10 | #10,665 |
| 2016 | 367 | #684 | 21 | #6,179 |
| 2015 | 346 | #718 | 15 | #7,999 |
| 2014 | 373 | #679 | 21 | #6,199 |
| 2013 | 364 | #664 | 20 | #6,455 |
| 2012 | 330 | #717 | 12 | #9,697 |
| 2011 | 308 | #736 | 5 | #19,525 |
| 2010 | 279 | #787 | 14 | #8,685 |
| 2009 | 295 | #775 | 10 | #11,437 |
| 2008 | 273 | #805 | 8 | #13,795 |
| 2007 | 238 | #873 | 7 | #15,446 |
| 2006 | 228 | #872 | 5 | #20,007 |
| 2005 | 215 | #859 | 8 | #12,985 |
| 2004 | 215 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 189 | #892 | 5 | #18,389 |
| 2002 | 174 | #923 | 14 | #7,812 |
| 2001 | 169 | #925 | 7 | #13,490 |
| 2000 | 135 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 139 | #1,012 | 8 | #11,369 |
| 1998 | 130 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 94 | #1,241 | 8 | #10,828 |
| 1996 | 81 | #1,346 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 75 | #1,367 | 6 | #13,376 |
| 1994 | 60 | #1,562 | 5 | #15,741 |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,160 | 5 | #15,784 |
| 1992 | 54 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,866 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 49 | #1,684 | 6 | #12,947 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 31 | #2,089 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,509 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,398 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,269 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,481 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,618 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,957 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,520 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,353 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,838 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,743 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Zain reached #539 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #5,440 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zain
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.