Zayn

Meaning and origin of Zayn

Popularity of Zayn in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Zayn has been rising fast (+34.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Zayn every 2.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Zayn in English-speaking countries

Zayn ranks 77^th in Ontario (Canada), 145^th in England and Wales and 155^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 54^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  77^th boys’ name450 babies in 3 years1 boy in 378+6.2% a year

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

  155^th boys’ name78 babies in 3 years1 boy in 571+13% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  181^st boys’ name82 babies in 3 years1 boy in 601+15.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  145^th boys’ name1,077 babies in 3 years1 boy in 767+6.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  220^th boys’ name57 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,052

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  225^th boys’ name60 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,197+11.2% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  247^th boys’ name4,224 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,217+7.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  416^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,638

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

Same sound, other spellings

• Zaÿn5
• Zaïn175
• Zain85
• Zahyn15
• Zaynn10
• Zayin10
• Zaïyn5
• Zaiyn5

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 Zayn

• Zayd
• Amir
• Kaïs
• Rayan
• Naïm
• Imran
• Ali
• Issa
• Anas
• Naël
• Jad
• Joud

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin
• 53^rdTop 100 French boy names