girl's name

Zaynah

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,627

Scotland

#599

2011 births

Zaynah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Zaynah is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2011, when 69 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 13,867 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Zaynah over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

584
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Zaynah by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 135
2000s 584
2010s 541
2020s (to 2025) 250

How popular is Zaynah?

In 2025, Zaynah was given to 38 babies in England and Wales, ranking #929 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Zaynah is used

Scotland #599 5 in 2011
England & Wales #929 38 in 2025
Canada #2,512 8 in 2024
France #5,842 5 in 2025
United States #7,193 15 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Zaynah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Zaynah also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Zaynah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Zaynah

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Zaynah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Zaynah

How popular is the name Zaynah?

In 2025, Zaynah was given to 38 babies in England and Wales, ranking #929 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Zaynah a girl's or a boy's name?

Zaynah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Zaynah most popular?

Zaynah peaked in 2011, when 69 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Zaynah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Zaynah currently ranks #929 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.