boy's name
Zayin
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 267
Zayin is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 18 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2001.
Zayin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 74 |
| 2010s | 85 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 83 |
How popular is Zayin?
In 2025, Zayin was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Zayin is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Zayin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Zayin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zayin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Zayin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zayin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Zayin
How popular is the name Zayin?
In 2025, Zayin was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Zayin a girl's or a boy's name?
Zayin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Zayin most popular?
Zayin peaked in 2025, when 18 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Zayin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zayin currently ranks #5,228 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.