Zayn
Zayn was the 253rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,381 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 246th; the most babies were born in 2024 (1,426). Over the last ten years it has moved up 390 places. More babies were named Zayn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning beauty, grace · Arabic
Say it ZAYN /zeɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #253 boys, up 59 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,381boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20241,426 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,221babies recorded
What does the name Zayn mean?
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
Zayn popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 103 since 1999, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #253 | 1,381 |
| 2020 | #312 | 1,058 |
| 2010 | #2,681 | 46 |
| 2000 | #3,921 | 21 |
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How popular is Zayn, counting every spelling?
Zayn is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #145 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #253 for Zayn 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 Zayn?
1,381 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zayn (0.38 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zayn 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 6 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zayn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zayn?
About 13,000 people born in the US named Zayn are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Zayn a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Zayn by state
How common Zayn was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.0×), Michigan (1.9×), New York (1.9×), Connecticut (1.6×), Virginia (1.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zayn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zayn, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Zayn · Sibling names for Zayn
Questions about the name Zayn
What does Zayn mean?
Zayn means “beauty, grace” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Zayn?
Zayn was the 253rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,381 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 246th; the most babies were born in 2024 (1,426). Over the last ten years it has moved up 390 places. More babies were named Zayn in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zayn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zayn in the US.
Where is Zayn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zayn was most common in New Jersey (1.56 per 1,000 boys), followed by Michigan and New York.