Zaheen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- za-HEEN
- Origin
- Arabic
Zaheen is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “intelligent; sharp-minded”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zaheen mean?
Arabic: spelling of Zahin; from dhahin, used in Urdu and Bengali
“intelligent; sharp-minded”
Meaning borrowed from Zahin.
Is Zaheen a girl's or a boy's name?
Zaheen is a boys' name.
How popular is Zaheen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 6 boys.
Zaheen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
Names like Zaheen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Zayaan, Zayan, Zayd, Musa, Zayyan, Abdullah, Mustafa, Umar, Azaan, Amir, Ahmed
Names related to Zaheen
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zaheen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zaheen, updated 20 October 2026.