Girls' name · since 2004
Zeynab
Zeynab has 216 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,751 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 216
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zeynab currently ranks #6751 among girls' names in America, with 216 babies recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeynab has been recorded 216 times among girls since 2004, currently ranked #6751 nationally and more common than 61% 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 2004 to 2025.
- #19,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,751 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 216 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zeynab ranks #19,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,751 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 216 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,751 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 216
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zeynab's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zeynab compares
216 38th percentile among 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
Zeynab's all-time total is 43% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zeynab | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 216 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zeynab's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zeynab splits its recorded history at 2016: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zeynab popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Zeynab by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (107 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Zeynab's strongest decade.
107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Zeynab births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s
2010s
107 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 107 births (50% of all-time use).
Zeynab by state
Where Zeynab concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
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- Zeynab's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (107 total births) through the 2020s (84) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zeynabs (15 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 Zeynab: 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 (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Zeynab 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.