Zein is a rare variant of Zena that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Zein is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,846 for boy births in the United States (and #8,248 across all names), given to 29 babies. Zein was first reported in SSA data in 1991 and peaked in 2018 (36 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | #3,846 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | #4,319 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | #3,993 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 23 | 23 | #4,423 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | #4,805 |
| 2018 | 36 | 36 | #3,239 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | #6,333 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 | #4,196 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 | #4,889 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #5,920 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | #6,619 |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | #4,353 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #8,130 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #7,229 |
| 2008 | 10 | 10 | #8,320 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #7,086 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,994 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | #7,092 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | #6,136 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | #6,083 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #9,237 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 6 | 6 | #9,903 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,645 |