girl's name
Zainabou
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 75
Zainabou 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 2016, when 10 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1991.
Zainabou over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 40 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 25 |
How popular is Zainabou?
In 2024, Zainabou 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 Zainabou is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Zaïnabou | Zaïnabou is a rare spelling of Zainabou, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 35 times, mostly in France. | 35 |
Names that peaked alongside Zainabou
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zainabou also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zainabou over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zainabou
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zainabou — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zainabou
Is Zainabou a girl's or a boy's name?
Zainabou is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Zainabou most popular?
Zainabou peaked in 2016, when 10 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.