Girls' name · since 1982
Zaynab
Zaynab has 2,509 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,489 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,509
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zaynab is the #1489 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,509 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaynab has been recorded 2,509 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #1489 nationally and more common than 91% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #4,040 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,489 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,509 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zaynab ranks #4,040 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,489 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,509 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,040 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,489 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,509
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zaynab's 2,509 recorded births place it above 94.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Zaynab compares
2,509 Top 20% higher than 80% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Zaynab's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zaynab | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,509 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 146 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zaynab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zaynab splits its recorded history at 2005: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 146 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zaynab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 146
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Zaynab by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,051 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Zaynab's strongest decade.
1,051 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Zaynab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 181
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
466 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,051 births
- 2020s
2020s
774 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,051 births (42% of all-time use).
How Zaynab compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Zaynab's total volume
Zaynab by state
Where Zaynab concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 318 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 231 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 170 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 147 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 124 | 4.9% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 88 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 77 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 71 | 2.8% |
318 of 2,509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Zaynab appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Zaynab's data
- Zaynab's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,051 total births) through the 2020s (774) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zaynabs (318 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Zaynab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Zaynab draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.