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Zayn

Boy

Meaning of Zayn: Arabic & Persian: 'beauty or grace'

Zayn is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 259th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 137th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#259

1,386 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#137

390 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

13,221

First recorded 1993 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 5 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 11 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 15 babies1999: 27 babies2000: 21 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 39 babies2003: 42 babies2004: 41 babies2005: 39 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 52 babies2008: 47 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 46 babies20102011: 49 babies2012: 133 babies2013: 233 babies2014: 272 babies2015: 412 babies2016: 756 babies2017: 1,006 babies2018: 1,004 babies2019: 995 babies2020: 1,066 babies20202021: 1,243 babies2022: 1,270 babies2023: 1,425 babies2024: 1,433 babies2025: 1,386 babies
US babies named Zayn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,433.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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