Zayne
Zayne was the 473rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 644 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 376th with 866 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 24 places. More babies were named Zayne in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Zayn) beauty, grace · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #473 boys, down 79 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 644boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021866 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,067babies recorded
What does the name Zayne mean?
Zayne 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
Zayne popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 210 since 1997, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #473 | 644 |
| 2020 | #394 | 781 |
| 2010 | #716 | 326 |
| 2000 | #1,136 | 123 |
| 1990 | #4,165 | 14 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zayne, counting every spelling?
Zayne is a spelling of Zayn, a name family that ranked #145 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #473 for Zayne 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 Zayne?
644 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zayne (0.18 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zayne 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 13 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zayne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zayne?
About 12,700 people born in the US named Zayne are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Zayne 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.
Zayne by state
How common Zayne was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (2.4×), West Virginia (2.1×), Louisiana (1.9×), Nevada (1.8×), Oklahoma (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Idaho, New Hampshire, Nebraska.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Zayne: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zayne, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zayne
What does Zayne mean?
Zayne is a spelling of Zayn, which means “beauty, grace” (Arabic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Zayne?
Zayne was the 473rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 644 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 376th with 866 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 24 places. More babies were named Zayne in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zayne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zayne in the US.
Where is Zayne most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zayne was most common in Hawaii (1.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Mexico and West Virginia.