US rank #5060 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,266 births

Zeinab — #5060 US girls' name

1,266 babies named Zeinab in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s941990s3432000s4172010s2902020s122
#5060
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 71% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Zeinab was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

55 babies were named Zeinab in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeinab

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,266 babies named Zeinab between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zeinab currently holds the #5060 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeinab performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 417 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zeinab shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 563 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Zeinab in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeinab 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 1,266 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.

Zeinab at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,266

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

1999

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,060

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zeinab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
55
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0204060 20242018201220062000199419881982 9

Zeinab by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
417 births that decade — 33% of Zeinab's all-time total
1980s941990s3432000s4172010s2902020s122

Zeinab by state

Where Zeinab concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Zeinab
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
563 44.5%
#2 New York
91 7.2%
#3 California
33 2.6%
Michigan share of Zeinab's total US births 44.5%
Even split

563 of 1,266 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeinab?
1,266 babies have been named Zeinab since 1982. It currently ranks #5060 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 55 births.
When was Zeinab most popular?
Zeinab was most popular in the 2000s decade with 417 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Zeinab most popular?
The top states for the name Zeinab are Michigan (563 births), New York (91 births), California (33 births).
How long has the name Zeinab been used?
Zeinab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zeinab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeina, Zeidy, Zeila, Zeida, 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, 1982–2024 (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.