Zaynab is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2016 and remains in steady use.
Zaynab is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,492 for girl births in the United States (and #2,785 across all names), given to 144 babies. Zaynab first appears in 1982 and peaked in 2016 (146 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 144 | 144 | #1,492 |
| 2024 | 139 | 139 | #1,545 |
| 2023 | 143 | 143 | #1,513 |
| 2022 | 111 | 111 | #1,843 |
| 2021 | 126 | 126 | #1,666 |
| 2020 | 111 | 111 | #1,789 |
| 2019 | 114 | 114 | #1,801 |
| 2018 | 136 | 136 | #1,589 |
| 2017 | 121 | 121 | #1,751 |
| 2016 | 146 | 146 | #1,544 |
| 2015 | 133 | 133 | #1,621 |
| 2014 | 99 | 99 | #2,008 |
| 2013 | 102 | 102 | #1,951 |
| 2012 | 84 | 84 | #2,264 |
| 2011 | 56 | 56 | #3,050 |
| 2010 | 60 | 60 | #2,903 |
| 2009 | 59 | 59 | #2,964 |
| 2008 | 59 | 59 | #2,994 |
| 2007 | 61 | 61 | #2,963 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | #3,468 |
| 2005 | 41 | 41 | #3,645 |
| 2004 | 57 | 57 | #2,850 |
| 2003 | 37 | 37 | #3,804 |
| 2002 | 36 | 36 | #3,729 |
| 2001 | 45 | 45 | #3,140 |
| 2000 | 24 | 24 | #4,978 |
| 1999 | 26 | 26 | #4,443 |
| 1998 | 32 | 32 | #3,729 |
| 1997 | 21 | — | #5,009 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #7,573 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #7,510 |
| 1994 | 24 | — | #4,375 |
| 1993 | 17 | — | #5,672 |
| 1992 | 17 | — | #5,717 |
| 1991 | 11 | — | #7,986 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #9,243 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #13,875 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #8,776 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | #7,132 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,673 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #8,222 |