Girls' name · since 1982
Zeinab
Zeinab has 1,292 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,292
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zeinab is the #5031 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,292 recorded since 1982.
Zeinab has 1,292 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5031 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #6,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,031 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,292 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeinab ranks #6,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,031 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,292 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,292
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zeinab's 1,292 recorded births place it above 91.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Zeinab compares
1,292 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Zeinab's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeinab | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,292 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zeinab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zeinab splits its recorded history at 2004: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zeinab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Zeinab by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (417 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Zeinab's strongest decade.
417 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Zeinab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 94
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
343 births
- 2000s
2000s
417 births
- 2010s
2010s
290 births
- 2020s 148
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 417 births (32% of all-time use).
How Zeinab 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 Zeinab's total volume
Zeinab by state
Where Zeinab concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 570 | 44.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 100 | 7.7% |
| #3 | California | | 33 | 2.6% |
570 of 1,292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Zeinab's data
- Zeinab's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (417 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Zeinabs (570 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Zeinab: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
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 Zeinab 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.