Is Zainab a boy or girl name?
Zainab is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 316 girls and 0 boys were named Zainab, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,985 US babies named Zainab were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #853
- Babies named Zainab since 1957
- 6,985
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 316 babies
Boys and girls named Zainab, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 47 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 265 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 777 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,699 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,720 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,465 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 316 | #853 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 307 | #877 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 298 | #918 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 280 | #944 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 264 | #964 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 294 | #905 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 280 | #950 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 308 | #886 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 301 | #917 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 288 | #945 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 302 | #904 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 260 | #970 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,030 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 219 | #1,122 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,119 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 212 | #1,190 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,401 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,323 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,318 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,270 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,331 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,336 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,234 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,328 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,475 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,480 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,695 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,598 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,745 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,860 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,487 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,775 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,548 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,569 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,329 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,304 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,970 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,277 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,328 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,550 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,091 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,148 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,693 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,436 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,280 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 5 | #10,611 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,675 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,401 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,006 |
Highest rank
Zainab has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #853 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Zainab
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.