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Zain

“beauty, grace”

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A little maybe, saved for later.

The story behind the name

Meet Zain.

US birth records for 2025 list 8 girls named Zain (rank #11,911) and 522 boys named Zain (rank #567).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 12 in 2024 to 8 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 533 in 2024 to 522 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Zain?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#11,9118 recorded births
Boys · 2025#567522 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420255360
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys567522
2025Girls11,9118
2024Boys557533
2024Girls8,93212
2023Boys551532
2023Girls13,4197
2022Boys558536
2022Girls8,51913
2021Boys587476
2021Girls11,1189
2020Boys574485
2020Girls8,93612
2019Boys539526
2019Girls5,44524
2018Boys588466
2018Girls6,23720
2017Boys650399
2017Girls10,66910
2016Boys684367
2016Girls6,17921
2015Boys718346
2015Girls7,99915
2014Boys679373
2014Girls6,20121

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Nicknames

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Variations & related forms

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