Zainab is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Zainab is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #810 for girl births in the United States (and #1,562 across all names), given to 338 babies. Zainab first appears in 1957 and peaked in 2025 (338 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 338 | 338 | #810 |
| 2024 | 319 | 319 | #851 |
| 2023 | 307 | 307 | #877 |
| 2022 | 298 | 298 | #918 |
| 2021 | 280 | 280 | #944 |
| 2020 | 264 | 264 | #965 |
| 2019 | 294 | 294 | #905 |
| 2018 | 280 | 280 | #950 |
| 2017 | 308 | 308 | #886 |
| 2016 | 301 | 301 | #918 |
| 2015 | 288 | 288 | #945 |
| 2014 | 302 | 302 | #904 |
| 2013 | 260 | 260 | #970 |
| 2012 | 247 | 247 | #1,030 |
| 2011 | 219 | 219 | #1,122 |
| 2010 | 221 | 221 | #1,119 |
| 2009 | 212 | 212 | #1,191 |
| 2008 | 193 | 193 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 171 | 171 | #1,401 |
| 2006 | 178 | 178 | #1,323 |
| 2005 | 168 | 168 | #1,318 |
| 2004 | 170 | 170 | #1,270 |
| 2003 | 154 | 154 | #1,331 |
| 2002 | 146 | 146 | #1,337 |
| 2001 | 164 | 164 | #1,234 |
| 2000 | 143 | 143 | #1,328 |
| 1999 | 118 | 118 | #1,475 |
| 1998 | 116 | 116 | #1,480 |
| 1997 | 93 | — | #1,695 |
| 1996 | 98 | — | #1,598 |
| 1995 | 84 | — | #1,745 |
| 1994 | 77 | — | #1,860 |
| 1993 | 51 | — | #2,487 |
| 1992 | 44 | — | #2,775 |
| 1991 | 49 | — | #2,548 |
| 1990 | 47 | — | #2,569 |
| 1989 | 32 | — | #3,329 |
| 1988 | 30 | — | #3,305 |
| 1987 | 33 | — | #2,970 |
| 1986 | 28 | — | #3,276 |
| 1985 | 27 | — | #3,327 |
| 1984 | 26 | — | #3,328 |
| 1983 | 23 | — | #3,551 |
| 1982 | 29 | — | #3,091 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | #4,342 |
| 1980 | 19 | — | #4,146 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #5,561 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #8,437 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #9,280 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #10,612 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,676 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #5,402 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #7,006 |