Is Zaynab a boy or girl name?
Zaynab is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 138 girls and 0 boys were named Zaynab, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,364 US babies named Zaynab were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,548
- Babies named Zaynab since 1982
- 2,364
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 146 babies
Boys and girls named Zaynab, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,548 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,510 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,843 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,663 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,789 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,800 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,589 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,750 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,544 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,621 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,008 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,950 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,263 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,050 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,903 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,964 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,993 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,962 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,468 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,645 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,850 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,804 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,729 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,140 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,978 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,443 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,729 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,008 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,573 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,375 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,672 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,717 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,986 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,242 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,874 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,777 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,674 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,221 |
Highest rank
Zaynab has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,510 in 2023. 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 Zaynab
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.