How Many People Are Named Zainab?
An estimated 6,885 people in the United States have the first name Zainab. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Zainab peaked in popularity in 2024 with 316 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zainab as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zainab paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Zainab is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,885
About 1 in 49,783 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2024
316 births
Total Registered
6,985
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zainab
Zainab is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,985 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zainab as a female name
Ranked #853 in 2024
316 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (316 births)
Zainab: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zainab span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,720 babies were registered. While Zainab is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zainab by Decade
How has Zainab tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zainab by State
Birth registrations for Zainab span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Louisiana, Wisconsin, Indiana. On average, about 228 Zainabs were registered per state.
Zainab + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zainab as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zainab: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zainab?
We estimate approximately 6,885 people named Zainab are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 49,783 Americans share this first name.
Is Zainab a common name?
Zainab is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,985 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zainab most popular?
Zainab reached peak popularity in 2024, when 316 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zainab is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zainab a female name?
Zainab is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zainab Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zainab Smith, Zainab Johnson, Zainab Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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