US rank #11536 Girls' name Peak 2015 258 births

Zainah — #11536 US girls' name

258 babies named Zainah in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s702010s1202020s58
#11536
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 35% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Zainah was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

16 babies were named Zainah in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zainah

The Social Security Administration has registered 258 babies named Zainah between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zainah currently holds the #11536 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zainah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 120 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zainah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zainah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zainah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 258 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Zainah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

258

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2015

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,536

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zainah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
16
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
5101520 202420212018201520122009200620021998 10

Zainah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
120 births that decade — 47% of Zainah's all-time total
1990s102000s702010s1202020s58

Zainah by state

Where Zainah concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zainah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.9%
California share of Zainah's total US births 1.9%

5 of 258 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zainah?
258 babies have been named Zainah since 1998. It currently ranks #11536 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 16 births.
When was Zainah most popular?
Zainah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 120 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Zainah most popular?
The top states for the name Zainah are California (5 births).
How long has the name Zainah been used?
Zainah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zainah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zainab, Zaira, Zaida, Zaina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.