Zeynep
Zeynep was the 2098th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 90 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1555th with 138 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,290 places. More babies were named Zeynep in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,098 girls, down 330 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 90girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022138 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,454babies recorded
Zeynep popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,098 | 90 |
| 2020 | #1,768 | 113 |
| 2010 | #4,858 | 30 |
| 2000 | #8,026 | 13 |
| 1990 | #15,229 | 5 |
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How popular is Zeynep, counting every spelling?
Zeynep has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Zeynep?
90 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zeynep (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zeynep 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 93 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zeynep.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zeynep?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Zeynep are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Zeynep 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.
Zeynep by state
How common Zeynep was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.4×), New York (2.6×), Texas (1.7×), California (1.5×). In 42 states fewer than five girls 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 Zeynep: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zeynep, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zeynep
How popular is the name Zeynep?
Zeynep was the 2098th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 90 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1555th with 138 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,290 places. More babies were named Zeynep in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zeynep a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zeynep in the US.
Where is Zeynep most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zeynep was most common in New Jersey (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Texas.