# Zaynab (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/zaynab/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Arabic |
| Meaning | “fragrant flower” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Zainab, Zeinab, Zeineb, Zenab, Zeynab, Zeyneb, Zeynep, Zinab |
| US babies named this | 2,509 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,509 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,871, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Arabic زَيْنَب (zaynab, literally “fragrant flower”).

## What it means

Zaynab is grouped under flower.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 56 | 3,050 |
| 2012 | 84 | 2,264 |
| 2013 | 102 | 1,951 |
| 2014 | 99 | 2,008 |
| 2015 | 133 | 1,621 |
| 2016 | 146 | 1,544 |
| 2017 | 121 | 1,751 |
| 2018 | 136 | 1,589 |
| 2019 | 114 | 1,801 |
| 2020 | 111 | 1,789 |
| 2021 | 126 | 1,666 |
| 2022 | 111 | 1,843 |
| 2023 | 143 | 1,513 |
| 2024 | 139 | 1,545 |
| 2025 | 144 | 1,492 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 128 | 368 |
| 2012 | 146 | 332 |
| 2013 | 150 | 313 |
| 2014 | 169 | 283 |
| 2015 | 171 | 283 |
| 2016 | 184 | 271 |
| 2017 | 177 | 277 |
| 2018 | 177 | 271 |
| 2019 | 147 | 320 |
| 2020 | 130 | 344 |
| 2021 | 133 | 348 |
| 2022 | 122 | 351 |
| 2023 | 147 | 297 |
| 2024 | 143 | 301 |
| 2025 | 149 | 301 |

## In other languages

- Arabic: زَيْنَب
- Hindi: ज़ैनब
- Turkish: Zeynep

## People named Zaynab

- Zaynab bint Ali, daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah bint Muhammad (626-682)
- Lalla Zaynab, Algerian Sufi religious leader
- Zainab bint Muhammad, Eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Umm Ruman, companion of Muhammad and wife of Abu Bakr
- Zeynab Habib, Beninese singer of world music

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.