Zainab

Meaning and origin of Zainab

Popularity of Zainab in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Zainab has been rising (+8% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Zainab every 14 schools, all spellings combined.

Zainab in English-speaking countries

Zainab ranks 137^th in England and Wales, 138^th in Ontario (Canada) and 270^th in Scotland, against 805^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  138^th girls’ name222 babies in 3 years1 girl in 696+2.2% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  137^th girls’ name1,069 babies in 3 years1 girl in 718+1.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  308^th girls’ name33 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,203

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  270^th girls’ name41 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,326

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  373^rd girls’ name30 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,162

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  460^th girls’ name13 babies in 3 years1 girl in 3,230

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  493^rd girls’ name5 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,502

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  843^rd girls’ name964 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,012+3.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Zainab and Zaïnab are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Zaïnab45
• Zaynab470

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Zainab

• Zina
• Zoya
• Olga
• Misha
• Masha
• Roza
• Sonia
• Milena
• Nadia
• Tania
• Milana
• Mira