The first name Zinedine

In 2025, 5 boys were named Zinedine, making it the 3,684th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 23 births (#1,053).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Zinedine with other names.

In 2024, 6 boys born in the United States were named Zinedine, the 12,339th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 18 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Zinedine Zidane
  French association football player and coach, born 1972
• Zinédine Machach
  Algerian, Moroccan and French footballer, born 1996
• Zinedine Ferhat
  Algerian footballer, born 1993
• Zinedine Soualem
  French actor, born 1957

• Muhammad
• Mohammed
• Mohammad
• Ibrahim
• Mohamed
• Yusuf
• Ahmed
• Omar
• Ahmad
• Abdullah
• Musa
• Amir
• Muhammed
• Yahya
• Hamza
• Mustafa

All 218 names of Arabic origin

What does the name Zinedine mean?

Zinedine means “beauty of the faith” in Arabic.

What is the origin of the name Zinedine?

Borrowed from Arabic زين الدين, from زين + الدين, from دين + ال (al-). Transliteration of Arabic زين الدين. Literally, “beauty of the faith”. Variant of Zayn ad-Din.

How popular is the name Zinedine?

In 2025, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Zinedine, ranking 3,684th. Its peak was 2007, with 23 births.

Is Zinedine a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 156 US babies named Zinedine since 1880 were boys.

When was Zinedine most popular?

2006 in the United States, when 18 babies were named Zinedine, its highest rank at 5,070th.

What name is Zinedine a form of?

Zinedine is a form of Zayn.

What are other spellings of Zinedine?

Zaynaddin, Zainaddin and Zainuddin.