US rank #7128 Girls' name Peak 2016 199 births

Zeynab — #7128 US girls' name

199 babies named Zeynab in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s252010s1072020s67
#7128
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 60% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Zeynab was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

19 babies were named Zeynab in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zeynab

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Zeynab between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zeynab currently holds the #7128 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zeynab performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Zeynab shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Zeynab in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zeynab 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 199 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.

Zeynab at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

199

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2016

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,128

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Zeynab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
19
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201220092004 9

Zeynab by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
107 births that decade — 54% of Zeynab's all-time total
2000s252010s1072020s67

Zeynab by state

Where Zeynab concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Zeynab
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 5.0%
#2 Ohio
5 2.5%
New York share of Zeynab's total US births 5.0%
Even split

10 of 199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zeynab?
199 babies have been named Zeynab since 2004. It currently ranks #7128 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 19 births.
When was Zeynab most popular?
Zeynab was most popular in the 2010s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Zeynab most popular?
The top states for the name Zeynab are New York (10 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Zeynab been used?
Zeynab has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Zeynab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zeynep, Zeya, Zeyna, Zeyla, 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, 2004–2024 (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.