Zaine
Zaine was the 2602nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1554th with 105 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,048 places. More babies were named Zaine in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zayn) beauty, grace · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,602 boys, down 311 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015105 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,016babies recorded
What does the name Zaine mean?
Zaine is a spelling of Zayn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Zayn's meaning and origin.
Zayn is the Arabic zayn, 'beauty, grace', according to Wiktionary, and Wikipedia gives the same meaning for the more common spelling Zain. It is also part of longer Arabic names such as Zayn al-Din, 'grace of the faith', and Zayn al-Abidin. The British singer Zayn Malik made the spelling widely known. Zane is sometimes used as an English spelling of the same name.
زَيْن (Arabic, “zayn, beauty, grace”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Zain, Zane, Zayne, Zaina.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean grace, names that mean beautiful.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Zayn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Zayn', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Zaine popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 2005.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,602 | 51 |
| 2020 | #2,291 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,912 | 75 |
| 2000 | #2,577 | 37 |
| 1990 | #8,107 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zaine, counting every spelling?
Zaine is a spelling of Zayn, a name family that ranked #145 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,602 for Zaine on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,633 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zayn | 1,381 | #253 | 6,712 |
| Zayne | 644 | #473 | 3,719 |
| Zain | 522 | #567 | 2,599 |
| Zaine | 51 | #2,602 | 349 |
| Zein | 29 | #3,846 | 133 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Zaine?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaine (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zaine born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaine?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Zaine are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 8 and 19. That makes Zaine mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Zaine by state
How common Zaine was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.6×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zaine: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zaine, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zaine
What does Zaine mean?
Zaine is a spelling of Zayn, which means “beauty, grace” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Zaine?
Zaine was the 2602nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 1554th with 105 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,048 places. More babies were named Zaine in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zaine in the US.
Where is Zaine most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaine was most common in Florida (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Texas.