Zain is an established variant of Zane that peaked in 2019 and remains in steady use.
Zain is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #567 among boys (522) and #11,911 among girls (8) — overall #1,126 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 530 | 530 | #11,911 | #567 |
| 2024 | 545 | 545 | #8,932 | #557 |
| 2023 | 539 | 539 | #13,419 | #551 |
| 2022 | 549 | 549 | #8,519 | #558 |
| 2021 | 485 | 485 | #11,118 | #587 |
| 2020 | 497 | 497 | #8,936 | #574 |
| 2019 | 550 | 550 | #5,445 | #539 |
| 2018 | 486 | 486 | #6,237 | #588 |
| 2017 | 409 | 409 | #10,669 | #650 |
| 2016 | 388 | 388 | #6,179 | #684 |
| 2015 | 361 | 361 | #7,999 | #718 |
| 2014 | 394 | 394 | #6,201 | #679 |
| 2013 | 384 | 384 | #6,455 | #664 |
| 2012 | 342 | 342 | #9,699 | #717 |
| 2011 | 313 | 313 | #19,526 | #736 |
| 2010 | 293 | 293 | #8,687 | #787 |
| 2009 | 305 | 305 | #11,440 | #775 |
| 2008 | 281 | 281 | #13,796 | #805 |
| 2007 | 245 | 245 | #15,446 | #873 |
| 2006 | 233 | 233 | #20,009 | #872 |
| 2005 | 223 | 223 | #12,986 | #859 |
| 2004 | 215 | 215 | — | #831 |
| 2003 | 194 | 194 | #18,390 | #892 |
| 2002 | 188 | 188 | #7,813 | #923 |
| 2001 | 176 | 176 | #13,491 | #925 |
| 2000 | 135 | 135 | — | #1,065 |
| 1999 | 147 | 147 | #11,368 | #1,012 |
| 1998 | 130 | 130 | — | #1,043 |
| 1997 | 102 | — | #10,828 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 81 | — | — | #1,346 |
| 1995 | 81 | — | #13,376 | #1,368 |
| 1994 | 65 | — | #15,741 | #1,562 |
| 1993 | 42 | — | #15,785 | #2,160 |
| 1992 | 54 | — | — | #1,642 |
| 1991 | 43 | — | — | #1,866 |
| 1990 | 55 | — | #12,946 | #1,684 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | — | #2,543 |
| 1988 | 31 | — | — | #2,089 |
| 1987 | 24 | — | — | #2,399 |
| 1986 | 22 | — | — | #2,509 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | — | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | — | #3,269 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #6,233 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | — | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | — | #4,958 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #5,520 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | — | #3,354 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,839 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | — | #4,743 |