Recorded 1997–2008 Girls' name Peak 2000 50 births

Zanib — girls' name

50 babies named Zanib in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s40
2000s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Zanib was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

9 babies were named Zanib in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zanib

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Zanib between 1997 and 2008, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zanib currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zanib performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Zanib shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Zanib in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zanib 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 50 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.

Zanib at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

50

Since 1997

12 years of records

Peak year

2000

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1997

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 2008

Zanib popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1997

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2000)
9
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
45678910 20082004200320022001200019991997 5

Zanib by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
40 births that decade — 80% of Zanib's all-time total
1990s102000s40

Zanib by state

Where Zanib concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Zanib
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 10.0%
New York share of Zanib's total US births 10.0%

5 of 50 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zanib?
50 babies have been named Zanib since 1997. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2000 with 9 births.
When was Zanib most popular?
Zanib was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Zanib most popular?
The top states for the name Zanib are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Zanib been used?
Zanib has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 12 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Zanib?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zaniyah, Zandra, Zaniya, Zana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1997–2008 (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.