Zeynep is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Zeynep is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,098 for girl births in the United States (and #3,831 across all names), given to 90 babies. Zeynep first appears in 1981 and peaked in 2022 (138 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | #2,098 |
| 2024 | 108 | 108 | #1,869 |
| 2023 | 130 | 130 | #1,613 |
| 2022 | 138 | 138 | #1,555 |
| 2021 | 84 | 84 | #2,231 |
| 2020 | 113 | 113 | #1,768 |
| 2019 | 49 | 49 | #3,271 |
| 2018 | 48 | 48 | #3,345 |
| 2017 | 59 | 59 | #2,871 |
| 2016 | 48 | 48 | #3,378 |
| 2015 | 48 | 48 | #3,388 |
| 2014 | 44 | 44 | #3,584 |
| 2013 | 42 | 42 | #3,702 |
| 2012 | 43 | 43 | #3,706 |
| 2011 | 49 | 49 | #3,348 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | #4,858 |
| 2009 | 27 | 27 | #5,376 |
| 2008 | 40 | 40 | #4,004 |
| 2007 | 33 | 33 | #4,566 |
| 2006 | 21 | 21 | #6,351 |
| 2005 | 17 | 17 | #7,135 |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | #5,738 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | #6,052 |
| 2002 | 21 | 21 | #5,669 |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | #8,026 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #7,101 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #9,016 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #15,885 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,510 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #10,566 |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #10,475 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #15,460 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #15,229 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #12,360 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #10,418 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #10,510 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #12,195 |