Recorded 1986–2016 Girls' name Peak 1996 46 births

Zinab — girls' name

46 babies named Zinab in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s122000s162010s12
2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Zinab was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Zinab in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zinab

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Zinab between 1986 and 2016, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zinab currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zinab performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Zinab shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zinab 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 46 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.

Zinab at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

46

Since 1986

31 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1986

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2016

Zinab popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1986

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20162014200820072004199819961986 6

Zinab by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 35% of Zinab's all-time total
1980s61990s122000s162010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zinab?
46 babies have been named Zinab since 1986. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Zinab most popular?
Zinab was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Zinab been used?
Zinab has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 31 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Zinab?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zina, Zinnia, Zineb, Zinia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1986–2016 (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.