Zaynah
Zaynah was the 7480th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 3301st; the most babies were born in 2015 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,887 places. More babies were named Zaynah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,480 girls, down 1,162 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201544 babies
- Total since 1880
- 945babies recorded
Zaynah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,480 | 15 |
| 2020 | #6,318 | 19 |
| 2010 | #3,814 | 41 |
| 2000 | #3,980 | 32 |
| 1990 | #15,227 | 5 |
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How popular is Zaynah, counting every spelling?
Zaynah is a spelling of Zaina, a name family that ranked #695 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,480 for Zaynah on its own. Together these spellings went to 411 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zaina | 170 | #1,316 | 718 |
| Zayna | 143 | #1,499 | 585 |
| Zeina | 74 | #2,436 | 316 |
| Zaynah | 15 | #7,480 | 100 |
| Zainah | 9 | #10,899 | 56 |
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 Zaynah?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zaynah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zaynah 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zaynah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zaynah?
About 900 people born in the US named Zaynah are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Zaynah 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.
Zaynah by state
How common Zaynah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Zaynah
How popular is the name Zaynah?
Zaynah was the 7480th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 3301st; the most babies were born in 2015 (44). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,887 places. More babies were named Zaynah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zaynah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zaynah in the US.
Where is Zaynah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zaynah was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.