Is Zeynep a boy or girl name?
Zeynep is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 108 girls and 0 boys were named Zeynep, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 1,363 US babies named Zeynep were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,859
- Babies named Zeynep since 1981
- 1,363
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 138 babies
Boys and girls named Zeynep, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,859 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,612 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,554 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,229 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,768 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,268 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,343 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,871 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,377 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,387 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,584 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,775 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,706 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,348 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,856 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,375 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 40 | #4,004 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,565 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,350 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,135 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,738 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,052 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,024 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,101 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,016 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,885 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,510 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,566 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,474 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,460 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,228 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,358 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,510 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,192 |
Highest rank
Zeynep has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,554 in 2022. 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.
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.