girl's name
Zainaba
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Births on record 130
Zainaba is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 2020, when 15 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1975.
Zainaba over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 25 |
| 2010s | 35 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 35 |
How popular is Zainaba?
In 2024, Zainaba was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Zainaba is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Zaïnaba | Zaïnaba is a rare spelling of Zainaba, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
Names that peaked alongside Zainaba
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zainaba over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zainaba
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zainaba — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zainaba
Is Zainaba a girl's or a boy's name?
Zainaba is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zainaba most popular?
Zainaba peaked in 2020, when 15 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.