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Zein

Boy

Meaning of Zein: Arabic: 'beauty or grace'

Zein is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3726th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1859th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3726

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1859

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

455

First recorded 1991 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 5 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 7 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 11 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 10 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 10 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 15 babies2014: 9 babies2015: 20 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 14 babies2018: 36 babies2019: 21 babies2020: 23 babies20202021: 22 babies2022: 28 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 25 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Zein per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 36.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian boys' names

Other names starting with Z