Zain-Ul-Abideen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- zayn-ul-ah-bee-DEEN
- Origin
- Arabic
Zain-Ul-Abideen is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “adornment of the worshippers”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zain-Ul-Abideen mean?
Arabic: Arabic Zayn al-Abidin
“adornment of the worshippers”
Zayn al-Abidin was a title of Ali ibn Husayn, the fourth Shia imam and great-grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Zain-Ul-Abideen a girl's or a boy's name?
Zain-Ul-Abideen is a boys' name.
How popular is Zain-Ul-Abideen in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zain-Ul-Abideen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Zain-Ul-Abideen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 1 | #3,925 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Zain-Ul-Abideen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zohaib, Abdirahman, Zayyan, Zaydaan, Zaim, Zayaan, Faizan, Saif, Abdulrahman, Zahir, Abdur-Rahman, Zubayr
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Zain-Ul-Abideen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zain-ul-abideen, updated 20 October 2026.