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Zain

Boy

Meaning of Zain: Arabic: 'beauty or grace'

Zain is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 567th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 189th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#567

530 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#189

264 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,243

First recorded 1968 · peak 2019

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 8 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 6 babies1984: 14 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 24 babies1988: 31 babies1989: 26 babies1990: 55 babies19901991: 43 babies1992: 54 babies1993: 42 babies1994: 65 babies1995: 81 babies1996: 81 babies1997: 102 babies1998: 130 babies1999: 147 babies2000: 135 babies20002001: 176 babies2002: 188 babies2003: 194 babies2004: 215 babies2005: 223 babies2006: 233 babies2007: 245 babies2008: 281 babies2009: 305 babies2010: 293 babies20102011: 313 babies2012: 342 babies2013: 384 babies2014: 394 babies2015: 361 babies2016: 388 babies2017: 409 babies2018: 486 babies2019: 550 babies2020: 497 babies20202021: 485 babies2022: 549 babies2023: 539 babies2024: 545 babies2025: 530 babies
US babies named Zain per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 550.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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