US rank #2219 Boys' name Peak 2015 1,949 births

Zaine — #2219 US boys' name

1,949 babies named Zaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s1792000s5402010s8552020s358
#2219
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 84% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Zaine was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

105 babies were named Zaine in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zaine

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,949 babies named Zaine between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Zaine currently holds the #2219 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 105 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zaine performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 855 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zaine shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 198 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Zaine in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zaine 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 1,949 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.

Zaine at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,949

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2015

105 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,219

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zaine popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
105
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
050100150 202420192014200920041999199419891988 7

Zaine popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 2005 (Zaine as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 201120082005 5

Zaine by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
855 births that decade — 44% of Zaine's all-time total
1980s171990s1792000s5402010s8552020s358

Zaine by state

Where Zaine concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Zaine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
198 10.2%
#2 Ohio
107 5.5%
#3 Florida
68 3.5%
#4 New York
35 1.8%
#5 Michigan
32 1.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
29 1.5%
#7 Indiana
28 1.4%
#8 California
21 1.1%
Texas share of Zaine's total US births 10.2%
Even split

198 of 1,949 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Zaine appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zaine?
1,949 babies have been named Zaine since 1988. It currently ranks #2219 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 105 births.
When was Zaine most popular?
Zaine was most popular in the 2010s decade with 855 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Zaine most popular?
The top states for the name Zaine are Texas (198 births), Ohio (107 births), Florida (68 births).
How long has the name Zaine been used?
Zaine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zaine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaiden, Zain, Zaire, Zaid, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1988–2024 (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.